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Grahn vs Samuelsson

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GrahnWinner
80.1

Grahn wins: Peak, Statistics

Samuelsson
80.1

Samuelsson wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Sara Grahn
80.1

Grahn leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden's number one goaltender across three Olympic Games.

1. Sara Grahn
80.1
2. Ulf Samuelsson
80.1

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. 🇸🇪 Ulf Samuelsson5 seasons played · career day 2,191134 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Sara Grahn5 seasons played · career day 2,55648 points
-64.2% vs Samuelsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Grahn00002470
🇸🇪 Samuelsson00021111213

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.

MetricGrahnRetiredSamuelssonRetired
Olympic appearances3
World Championship appearances9
Sweden caps140
SDHL titles4
Career shutouts25
Stanley Cups2
NHL games played1,080
Career points391
World Championship medals2
Career penalty minutes2,453
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%7282
Statistics w15%8678

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GOAT Rank · the data
Grahn80.1
Samuelsson80.1
The people
Grahn
Samuelsson

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