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Goyette vs Richard

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GoyetteWinner
87.8

Goyette wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Richard
87.7

Richard wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Danielle Goyette
87.8

Goyette leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion with Canada.

1. Danielle Goyette
87.8
2. Maurice Richard
87.7

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. 🇨🇦 Danielle Goyette5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Maurice Richard5 seasons played · career day 2,190182 points
-42.4% vs Goyette at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Goyette0050107316674
🇨🇦 Richard00032154287

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.

MetricGoyetteRetiredRichardRetired
Olympic gold medals2
Olympic medals3
World Championship titles8
International goals218
Seasons with Canada16
Stanley Cups8
Hart Trophies1
NHL goals544
All-Star selections14
Playoff goals82
50-goal seasons1
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Goyette87.8
Richard87.7
The people
Goyette
Richard

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