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Sallinen vs Roy

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SallinenWinner
87.6

Sallinen wins: Longevity, Statistics

Roy
87.6

Roy wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Riikka Sallinen
87.6

Sallinen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Finland's greatest women's player, with Olympic medals 20 years apart.

1. Riikka Sallinen
87.6
2. Patrick Roy
87.6

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. 🇫🇮 Riikka Sallinen5 seasons played · career day 2,556192 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Patrick Roy5 seasons played · career day 2,191132 points
-31.2% vs Sallinen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇮 Sallinen000065266
🇨🇦 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.

MetricSallinenRetiredRoyRetired
Olympic medals3
World Championship medals9
Finland caps150
Hall of Fame inductions1
Seasons played27
Stanley Cups4
Conn Smythe Trophies3
Vezina Trophies3
Career wins551
Playoff wins151
Shutouts66
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%9488
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sallinen87.6
Roy87.6
The people
Sallinen
Roy

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