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Datsyuk vs Šťastný

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ŠťastnýWinner
83.6

Šťastný wins: Statistics

Datsyuk
83.5

Datsyuk wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇰 Peter Šťastný
83.6

Šťastný leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The NHL's highest scorer of the 1980s after Wayne Gretzky.

1. Peter Šťastný
83.6
2. Pavel Datsyuk
83.5

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. 🇸🇰 Peter Šťastný5 seasons played · career day 3,652591 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Pavel Datsyuk5 seasons played · career day 4,017317 points
-46.4% vs Šťastný at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇸🇰 Šťastný00000491

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.

MetricDatsyukRetiredŠťastnýRetired
Stanley Cups2
Selke Trophies3
Lady Byng Trophies4
NHL points9181,239
Olympic appearances4
Calder Trophies1
100-point seasons6
NHL goals450
All-Star selections6
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8282
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8490

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Šťastný83.6
Datsyuk83.5
The people
Datsyuk
Šťastný

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