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Ice Hockey · Centre · Sweden

Mats Sundin

1989–2009 · Sweden's all-time leading NHL scorer and the 2006 Olympic captain.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.5
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 73.8
NHL points
1,349
NHL goals
564
Olympic golds
1
World Championship golds
1
All-Star selections
8
Seasons as captain
11

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
84
Longevity
88
Honours
80
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
199059
199176
1992114
199385
199447
199583
199694
199774
199883
199973
200074
200180
200272
200375
200478
200576
200678
200728

Data sources

  • NHL
  • Hockey Reference
  • IIHF

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Mats Sundin ranks #59 in Ice Hockey

Mats Sundin ranks 59th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 627th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 84, Longevity 88, Honours 80, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1989–2009 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nhl points 1349, nhl goals 564, olympic golds 1, world championship golds 1.

Immediately ahead sits Daniel Sedin on 83.0, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Börje Salming on 82.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Mats Sundin GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Sundin stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 84/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Mats Sundin — frequently asked

Is Mats Sundin the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Mats Sundin ranks 59th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Mats Sundin's GOAT Score?
82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Mats Sundin rank all time?
627th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 59th within Ice Hockey.
Mats Sundin vs Daniel Sedin: who ranks higher?
Daniel Sedin, on 83.0 against Mats Sundin's 82.8 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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