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D. Sedin vs Salming

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D. SedinWinner
83.0

D. Sedin wins: Peak, Statistics

Salming
82.5

Salming wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Daniel Sedin
83.0

D. Sedin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Art Ross and Ted Lindsay winner in 2011 with 1,041 career points.

1. Daniel Sedin
83.0
2. Börje Salming
82.5

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
1. 🇸🇪 Börje Salming5 seasons played · career day 2,921277 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Daniel Sedin5 seasons played · career day 2,921193 points
-30.3% vs Salming at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 D. Sedin000066264
🇸🇪 Salming000076337

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.

MetricD. SedinRetiredSalmingRetired
Career points1,041
Art Ross Trophies1
Ted Lindsay Awards1
Olympic golds1
NHL games played1,306
NHL points787
All-Star selections6
Games played1,148
Hall of Fame inductions1
World Championship medals2
Assists637
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
D. Sedin83.0
Salming82.5
The people
D. Sedin
Salming

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