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Näslund vs Bure

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BureWinner
79.5

Bure wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Näslund
77.9

Näslund wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Pavel Bure
79.5

Bure leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The Russian Rocket: two 60-goal seasons and the fastest skater of the 1990s.

1. Pavel Bure
79.5
2. Markus Näslund
77.9

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. 🇷🇺 Pavel Bure5 seasons played · career day 3,286377 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Markus Näslund5 seasons played · career day 2,556139 points
-63.1% vs Bure at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Näslund000051270
🇷🇺 Bure000060377

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.

MetricNäslundRetiredBureRetired
NHL points869
NHL goals395437
Lester B. Pearson Awards1
All-Star selections3
Seasons as captain8
Olympic appearances3
60-goal seasons2
Calder Trophy1
Rocket Richard Trophies2
Olympic medals1
Goals per game0.623
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8490
Longevity w20%8270
Honours w20%7274
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bure79.5
Näslund77.9
The people
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