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Giacomin vs Chelios

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GiacominWinner
86.4

Giacomin wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Chelios
86.2

Chelios wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Eddie Giacomin
86.4

Giacomin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Vezina Trophy winner and the Rangers' most popular goaltender.

1. Eddie Giacomin
86.4
2. Chris Chelios
86.2

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. 🇨🇦 Eddie Giacomin5 seasons played · career day 1,825340 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Chris Chelios5 seasons played · career day 2,191288 points
-15.3% vs Giacomin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Giacomin0050109340678
🇺🇸 Chelios00064215457

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.

MetricGiacominRetiredCheliosRetired
Vezina Trophies1
Career shutouts54
Career wins289
All-star selections5
Games played6101,651
Norris Trophies3
Stanley Cups3
NHL points948
Olympic medals1
All-Star selections11
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8698
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%9284

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Giacomin86.4
Chelios86.2
The people
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