Arbour vs Laviolette
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Laviolette wins: Dominance, Peak
Arbour wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Laviolette leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Founder and Stanley Cup winner of the Montreal Canadiens in 1916.
Category breakdown
Season form · Points per season
Career timeline · Points per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Points per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Arbour | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 297 | 618 |
| 🇨🇦 Laviolette | 0 | 0 | 52 | 110 | 242 | 662 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | ArbourRetired | LavioletteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups as player | 4 | — |
| NHL games | 626 | — |
| NHL points | 70 | — |
| Professional seasons | 19 | 15 |
| Cup finals | 6 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 1 |
| NHA games | — | 178 |
| Franchise founding roles | — | 1 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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