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Nieuwendyk vs Coulter

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NieuwendykWinner
85.1

Nieuwendyk wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Coulter
85.1

Coulter wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Joe Nieuwendyk
85.1

Nieuwendyk leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the Stanley Cup with three franchises and the 1999 Conn Smythe Trophy.

1. Joe Nieuwendyk
85.1
2. Art Coulter
85.1

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. 🇨🇦 Joe Nieuwendyk5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Art Coulter5 seasons played · career day 1,825313 points
-13.8% vs Nieuwendyk at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Nieuwendyk0050111363705
🇨🇦 Coulter0050106313657

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.

MetricNieuwendykRetiredCoulterRetired
Stanley Cups32
Conn Smythe Trophies1
Career goals564
Calder Trophies1
Olympic gold medals1
All-star selections4
Games played465
Career points134
Seasons played11
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8682
Honours w20%8690
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nieuwendyk85.1
Coulter85.1
The people
Nieuwendyk
Coulter

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