Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35 | |
| 2003 | 30 | |
| 2004 | 68 | |
| 2005 | 87 | |
| 2006 | 97 | |
| 2007 | 65 | |
| 2008 | 97 | |
| 2009 | 70 | |
| 2010 | 59 | |
| 2011 | 49 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 37 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 49 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Pavel Datsyuk ranks #68 in Ice Hockey
Pavel Datsyuk ranks 68th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 670th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 84. 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 1996–2021 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak 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 stanley cups 2, selke trophies 3, lady byng trophies 4, nhl points 918.
Immediately ahead sits Niklas Kronwall on 82.1, a gap of -1.4 points. Directly behind is Henrik Sedin on 82.4. 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.
Pavel Datsyuk GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Datsyuk stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Datsyuk comparisons
Pavel Datsyuk — frequently asked
- Is Pavel Datsyuk the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Pavel Datsyuk ranks 68th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Pavel Datsyuk's GOAT Score?
- 83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Pavel Datsyuk rank all time?
- 670th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 68th within Ice Hockey.
- Pavel Datsyuk vs Niklas Kronwall: who ranks higher?
- Pavel Datsyuk, on 83.5 against Niklas Kronwall's 82.1 — a margin of 1.4 points.