Who is better, Lafleur or Gilbert?
Rod Gilbert leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.6 for Guy Lafleur — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lafleur vs Gilbert
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rod Gilbert above Guy Lafleur: 86.7 vs 86.6. Rod Gilbert leads on Longevity, Statistics. Guy Lafleur leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GilbertWinner
86.7Gilbert wins: Longevity, Statistics
Lafleur
86.6Lafleur wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Rod Gilbert
86.7
Gilbert leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rod Gilbert
2. Guy Lafleur
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇦 Guy Lafleur5 seasons played · career day 1,825419 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Rod Gilbert5 seasons played · career day 1,826271 points
-35.3% vs Lafleur at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 64 | 119 | 419 | 941 |
| 🇨🇦 Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 208 | 569 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LafleurRetired | GilbertRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 5 | — |
| Art Ross Trophies | 3 | — |
| Hart Trophies | 2 | — |
| NHL points | 1,353 | — |
| NHL goals | 560 | — |
| Conn Smythe Trophies | 1 | — |
| Career points | — | 1,021 |
| Career goals | — | 406 |
| All-Star selections | — | 8 |
| Games played | — | 1,065 |
| Masterton Trophies | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gilbert86.7
Lafleur86.6
FAQ
Where does Lafleur beat Gilbert?
Lafleur scores higher on dominance, honours. Gilbert leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Lafleur vs Gilbert score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lafleur: 86.6, Gilbert: 86.7.
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