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Miller vs Zetterberg

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MillerWinner
82.4

Miller wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Zetterberg
82.1

Zetterberg wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ryan Miller
82.4

Miller leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Vezina winner and the winningest American-born goaltender in NHL history.

1. Ryan Miller
82.4
2. Henrik Zetterberg
82.1

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. 🇸🇪 Henrik Zetterberg5 seasons played · career day 2,921332 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ryan Miller5 seasons played · career day 1,825122 points
-63.3% vs Zetterberg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Miller00616122262
🇸🇪 Zetterberg000087405

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.

MetricMillerRetiredZetterbergRetired
NHL wins391
Vezina Trophies1
Olympic silver medals1
Olympic MVP awards1
NHL games796
Stanley Cups1
Conn Smythe Trophies1
Olympic golds1
NHL points960
World Championship golds1
Games played1,082
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Miller82.4
Zetterberg82.1
The people
Miller
Zetterberg

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