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Recchi vs Roy

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RoyWinner
87.6

Roy wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Recchi
85.7

Recchi wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Patrick Roy
87.6

Roy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Stanley Cups and three Conn Smythes — the greatest playoff goaltender.

1. Patrick Roy
87.6
2. Mark Recchi
85.7

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. 🇨🇦 Mark Recchi5 seasons played · career day 2,191443 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Patrick Roy5 seasons played · career day 2,191132 points
-70.2% vs Recchi at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Recchi00030213672
🇨🇦 Roy0002368224

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.

MetricRecchiRetiredRoyRetired
Stanley Cups34
Career points1,533
Career goals577
NHL games played1,652
All-Star selections7
Conn Smythe Trophies3
Vezina Trophies3
Career wins551
Playoff wins151
Shutouts66
Dominance w25%7686
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%9488
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9086

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Roy87.6
Recchi85.7
The people
Recchi
Roy

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