Who is better, Laviolette or MacKinnon?
Jack Laviolette leads with a GOAT score of 83.0 against 82.9 for Nathan MacKinnon — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Laviolette vs MacKinnon
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jack Laviolette above Nathan MacKinnon: 83.0 vs 82.9. Jack Laviolette leads on Longevity, Honours. Nathan MacKinnon leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LavioletteWinner
83.0Laviolette wins: Longevity, Honours
MacKinnon
82.9MacKinnon wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Candidates
Locked to Ice HockeyShareable URL · /compare/jack-laviolette-vs-nathan-mackinnon
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Jack Laviolette
83.0
Laviolette leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jack Laviolette
2. Nathan MacKinnon
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. 🇨🇦 Jack Laviolette5 seasons played · career day 1,826317 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Nathan MacKinnon5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 points
-4.4% vs Laviolette at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Laviolette | 0 | 0 | 52 | 110 | 242 | 662 |
| 🇨🇦 MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 63 | 101 | 303 | 648 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LavioletteRetired | MacKinnonActive · Colorado Avalanche |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 1 | 1 |
| Professional seasons | 15 | — |
| NHA games | 178 | — |
| Franchise founding roles | 1 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Hart Trophies | — | 1 |
| Art Ross Trophies | — | 1 |
| NHL points | — | 950 |
| 100-point seasons | — | 4 |
| All-Star selections | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Laviolette83.0
MacKinnon82.9
FAQ
Where does MacKinnon beat Laviolette?
MacKinnon scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Laviolette leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Laviolette vs MacKinnon score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Laviolette: 83.0, MacKinnon: 82.9.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Laviolette vs MacKinnon. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.