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Šťastný vs Nilsson

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NilssonWinner
84.0

Nilsson wins: Peak, Honours

Šťastný
83.6

Šťastný wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Kent Nilsson
84.0

Nilsson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The Magic Man: a 131-point NHL season and a Stanley Cup in 1987.

1. Kent Nilsson
84.0
2. Peter Šťastný
83.6

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. 🇸🇪 Kent Nilsson5 seasons played · career day 3,651490 points
-17.1% vs Šťastný at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇰 Šťastný00000491
🇸🇪 Nilsson00000410

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.

MetricŠťastnýRetiredNilssonRetired
NHL points1,239
Calder Trophies1
100-point seasons6
NHL goals450
All-Star selections6
Stanley Cups1
Best NHL season points131
NHL career points686
World Championship medals3
NHL games played553
Dominance w25%8280
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8282
Honours w20%7882
Statistics w15%9088

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Nilsson84.0
Šťastný83.6
The people
Šťastný
Nilsson

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