- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 193
Greatest active Ice Hockey Players
This ranking is led by Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Marie-Philip Poulin. GOAT Rank currently ranks 193 eligible Ice Hockey players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Alexander Ovechkin ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.2.
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- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Finland
- Peak
- 73.9
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 65.5
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 58.8
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 74.5
- Dominance
- 62.2
- Statistics
- 74.5
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 71.7
- Dominance
- 57.9
- Statistics
- 74.5
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 69.2
- Dominance
- 56.6
- Statistics
- 74.2
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.1
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 71.1
- Dominance
- 57.5
- Statistics
- 72.4
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.3
- Dominance
- 53.1
- Statistics
- 74.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 52.8
- Statistics
- 74.1
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 67.1
- Dominance
- 52.5
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.4
- Dominance
- 52.2
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Denmark
- Peak
- 72.1
- Dominance
- 55.0
- Statistics
- 73.5
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 51.2
- Statistics
- 72.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 63.6
- Dominance
- 50.8
- Statistics
- 73.6
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 73.2
- Dominance
- 49.6
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.9
- Dominance
- 49.5
- Statistics
- 73.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.5
- Dominance
- 49.2
- Statistics
- 74.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Switzerland
- Peak
- 73.9
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 73.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 73.7
- Dominance
- 52.9
- Statistics
- 73.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.9
- Dominance
- 50.5
- Statistics
- 74.3
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 71.1
- Dominance
- 51.5
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 71.1
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 50.1
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 74.8
- Dominance
- 53.4
- Statistics
- 73.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alexander Ovechkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–active | 91.2 |
| 24 | Sidney Crosby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2005–active | 90.0 |
| 93 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 87.3 |
| 113 | Nikita Kucherov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2011–active | 86.9 |
| 126 | Connor McDavid | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–active | 86.5 |
| 142 | Evgeni Malkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2003–active | 86.2 |
| 153 | Patrick Kane | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 85.7 |
| 164 | Hilary Knight | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 85.4 |
| 172 | Michelle Karvinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2008–active | 85.2 |
| 181 | Jenni Hiirikoski | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2005–active | 85.0 |
| 209 | Sarah Nurse | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 84.0 |
| 222 | Steven Stamkos | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–active | 83.5 |
| 226 | Noora Räty | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2006–active | 83.3 |
| 231 | Jonathan Toews | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 83.1 |
| 233 | Susanna Tapani | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2010–active | 83.1 |
| 238 | Nathan MacKinnon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 82.9 |
| 244 | Victor Hedman | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 82.6 |
| 248 | Leon Draisaitl | Ice Hockey | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2014–active | 82.5 |
| 272 | Auston Matthews | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 81.1 |
| 276 | Petra Nieminen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2014–active | 81.0 |
| 288 | Erik Karlsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–active | 79.7 |
| 297 | Emma Nuutinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–active | 78.1 |
| 300 | Katarína Mrázová | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2008–active | 77.3 |
| 303 | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 77.1 |
| 309 | Cale Makar | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2019–active | 70.6 |
| 310 | Aleksander Barkov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Finland | 2013–active | 67.9 |
| 311 | Connor Hellebuyck | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 65.7 |
| 312 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2010–active | 64.5 |
| 313 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2014–active | 64.3 |
| 314 | Ryan O'Reilly | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 63.8 |
| 315 | Kris Letang | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2006–active | 62.9 |
| 316 | Corey Perry | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2005–active | 62.6 |
| 317 | Gabriel Landeskog | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2011–active | 60.9 |
| 318 | Brad Marchand | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 60.8 |
| 319 | Taylor Hall | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2010–active | 60.4 |
| 320 | Drew Doughty | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2008–active | 60.2 |
| 321 | Brent Burns | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2003–active | 60.1 |
| 322 | Frederik Andersen | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Denmark | 2013–active | 60.1 |
| 323 | Nick Foligno | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2007–active | 59.2 |
| 324 | Jordan Staal | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2006–active | 59.1 |
| 325 | Jamie Benn | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 58.5 |
| 326 | Nazem Kadri | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 58.2 |
| 327 | Tyler Seguin | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2010–active | 58.2 |
| 328 | Roman Josi | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Switzerland | 2011–active | 58.2 |
| 329 | Sam Reinhart | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2014–active | 58.0 |
| 330 | Jonathan Huberdeau | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 57.9 |
| 331 | Jonathan Marchessault | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 57.6 |
| 332 | John Carlson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2009–active | 57.6 |
| 333 | Alex Killorn | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 57.3 |
| 334 | Matthew Tkachuk | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 57.1 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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