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Knight vs Kane

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KaneWinner
85.7

Kane wins: Peak, Honours

Knight
85.4

Knight wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Patrick Kane
85.7

Kane leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three Stanley Cups in Chicago plus a Hart and a Conn Smythe.

1. Patrick Kane
85.7
2. Hilary Knight
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Patrick Kane5 seasons played · career day 1,825369 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Hilary Knight5 seasons played · career day 2,55693 points
-74.8% vs Kane at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Knight000052138
🇺🇸 Kane0072142369663

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.

MetricKnightActiveKaneActive
World Championship golds9
Olympic golds1
Olympic medals3
World Championship points100
USA caps200
Stanley Cups3
Hart Trophies1
Art Ross Trophies1
Conn Smythe Trophies1
NHL points1,330
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Kane85.7
Knight85.4
The people
Knight
Kane

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