#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Wayne Gretzky	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1999	97.8
11	Howie Morenz	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	91.3
14	Bobby Clarke	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1984	91
17	Ron Francis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	90.6
21	Mike Modano	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2011	90.4
22	Joe Malone	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1924	90.3
25	Sidney Crosby	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2005–—	90
27	Jean Béliveau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1971	90
31	Alex Delvecchio	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1974	89.8
33	Dave Keon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1982	89.8
34	Mario Lemieux	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2006	89.7
36	Frank Boucher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1944	89.7
49	Václav Nedomanský	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1962–1983	88.9
50	Hayley Wickenheiser	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2017	88.8
51	Mark Messier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1978–2004	88.7
55	Russell Bowie	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1898–1910	88.6
68	Phil Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1963–1981	88.1
72	Newsy Lalonde	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1927	87.9
74	Jacques Lemaire	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1967–1979	87.9
82	Mickey MacKay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1914–1930	87.7
89	Stan Mikita	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1958–1980	87.5
92	Steve Yzerman	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–2006	87.4
94	Igor Larionov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1981–2004	87.4
95	Marie-Philip Poulin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2007–—	87.3
96	Henri Richard	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1955–1975	87.3
103	Doug Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–2003	87.3
106	Dale Hawerchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–1997	87.1
111	Joe Sakic	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2009	87
113	Elmer Lach	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1940–1954	87
114	Frank Fredrickson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1920–1931	87
117	Syl Apps	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1948	86.9
118	Bill Cowley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1934–1947	86.9
129	Connor McDavid	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2015–—	86.5
130	Bryan Trottier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1975–1994	86.5
131	Eric Lindros	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1992–2007	86.5
133	Frank McGee	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1903–1906	86.4
145	Evgeni Malkin	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	2003–—	86.2
146	Adam Oates	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2004	86.2
147	Frank Foyston	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1928	86.2
150	Sven Tumba	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1949–1966	86
153	Marcel Dionne	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1971–1989	85.8
161	Frank Nighbor	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1930	85.6
165	Pat LaFontaine	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	85.5
169	Guy Carbonneau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2000	85.4
170	Sid Abel	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1938–1954	85.4
177	Ted Kennedy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1942–1957	85.1
178	Joe Nieuwendyk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1986–2007	85.1
181	Marty Barry	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1940	85.1
186	Sergei Fedorov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1986–2012	84.9
189	Bernie Federko	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1976–1990	84.9

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