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Keith vs Potvin

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PotvinWinner
85.9

Potvin wins: Dominance, Statistics

Keith
85.4

Keith wins: Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Denis Potvin
85.9

Potvin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Stanley Cups and three Norris Trophies as the Islanders' cornerstone.

1. Denis Potvin
85.9
2. Duncan Keith
85.4

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. 🇨🇦 Denis Potvin5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Duncan Keith5 seasons played · career day 2,921197 points
-48.6% vs Potvin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Keith000052242
🇨🇦 Potvin0054130383708

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.

MetricKeithRetiredPotvinRetired
Stanley Cups34
Norris Trophies23
Conn Smythe Trophies1
Olympic golds2
NHL games played1,256
NHL points1,052
NHL goals310
All-Star selections9
Calder Trophy1
Dominance w25%8084
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Potvin85.9
Keith85.4
The people
Keith
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