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Holst vs MacKinnon

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HolstWinner
83.1

Holst wins: Longevity

MacKinnon
82.9

MacKinnon wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Erika Holst
83.1

Holst leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic silver medallist in 2006 and a five-time Olympian for Sweden.

1. Erika Holst
83.1
2. Nathan MacKinnon
82.9

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. 🇨🇦 Nathan MacKinnon5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Erika Holst5 seasons played · career day 2,55660 points
-80.2% vs MacKinnon at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Holst00003094
🇨🇦 MacKinnon0063101303648

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.

MetricHolstRetiredMacKinnonActive
Olympic medals2
Olympic appearances5
World Championship medals4
Sweden caps232
Sweden career points150
Stanley Cups1
Hart Trophies1
Art Ross Trophies1
NHL points950
100-point seasons4
All-Star selections7
Dominance w25%7682
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%9076
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Holst83.1
MacKinnon82.9
The people
Holst
MacKinnon

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