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Cheevers vs Mahovlich

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CheeversWinner
87.3

Cheevers wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Mahovlich
87.3

Mahovlich wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gerry Cheevers
87.3

Cheevers leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two Stanley Cups in Boston and a 32-game unbeaten streak in 1971-72.

1. Gerry Cheevers
87.3
2. Frank Mahovlich
87.3

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. 🇨🇦 Frank Mahovlich5 seasons played · career day 1,826307 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Gerry Cheevers5 seasons played · career day 1,825275 points
-10.4% vs Mahovlich at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Cheevers004595275589
🇨🇦 Mahovlich0050106234653

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.

MetricCheeversRetiredMahovlichRetired
Stanley Cups26
Unbeaten streak in games32
Career wins230
WHA Avco Cups1
Career shutouts26
Career goals533
Career points1,103
Calder Trophies1
All-Star selections9
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cheevers87.3
Mahovlich87.3
The people
Cheevers
Mahovlich

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