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Chouinard vs Näslund

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NäslundWinner
77.9

Näslund wins: Longevity, Honours

Chouinard
77.2

Chouinard wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Markus Näslund
77.9

Näslund leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three straight First All-Star selections and Vancouver's captain through the 2000s.

1. Markus Näslund
77.9
2. Guy Chouinard
77.2

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. 🇨🇦 Guy Chouinard5 seasons played · career day 1,825242 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Markus Näslund5 seasons played · career day 2,556139 points
-42.6% vs Chouinard at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Chouinard00127242574
🇸🇪 Näslund000051270

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.

MetricChouinardRetiredNäslundRetired
Career points600
Best season goals50
All-Star selections13
NHL games played578
Career assists370
NHL points869
NHL goals395
Lester B. Pearson Awards1
Seasons as captain8
Olympic appearances3
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%7482
Honours w20%6872
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Näslund77.9
Chouinard77.2
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