Ben White
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Who was the better player?
Stats and legacy:
Peter Forsberg
Regular season.
708 GP, 249 G, 636 A, 885 P 1,25 ppg (Ranks: 8th all time, 4th adjusted)
Awards:
Hart
Art Ross
Calder
Plus minus Award
3 First all star team selections
Playoffs.
151 GP, 64 G, 107 A, 171 P 1,132 ppg (Ranks: 9th all time, 4th adjusted)
Awards:
(Unofficial) 2 Stanley cup scoring titles (only one to win it without reaching the finals).
Records:
-Forsberg set an all time tournament record at the 1993 World Junior Championships with 31 points in only seven games. Also, he ranks first in career points among tournament scorers with 42 points (10 goals and 32 assists).
-With his second Olympic Gold in 2006, he became the third player in history to have enough titles to be a member of the Triple Gold Club twice (the others being Viacheslav Fetisov and Igor Larionov).
As of 2016-10-01, Forsberg stands eighth in NHL all-time points-per-game, with 1.25 points-per-game in his career.
-He is ranked fourth all-time in NHL career assists-per-game with 0.898, behind only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr.
-He ranks 12th all time in playoff game winners
Joe Sakic
Regular season.
1378 GP, 625 G, 1016 A, 1641 P 1,191 ppg (Ranks: 12th all time, 10th adjusted)
Awards:
Hart
Lester B.
Lady Byng
Plus minus Award
3 First all star team selections
Playoffs.
172 GP, 84 G, 104 A, 188 P 1,093 ppg (Ranks: 14th all time)
Awards:
Conn Smythe
(Unofficial) 2 Stanley cup scoring titles
Records:
In his 20-year career with the Nordiques and Avalanche, Sakic has obtained nearly all of the franchise scoring records, including most all-time goals (625), assists (1,016) and points (1,641). He also holds the franchise record for most games played (1,363) and is on several notable NHL records which are most All-Star game assists (16) and most playoff overtime goals (8).
Sakic is also the only player ever to score 100 points in a season for a team that finishes dead last in the NHL regular season standings, accomplishing this feat in 1989-90 with Quebec Nordiques.
Stats and legacy:
Peter Forsberg
Regular season.
708 GP, 249 G, 636 A, 885 P 1,25 ppg (Ranks: 8th all time, 4th adjusted)
Awards:
Hart
Art Ross
Calder
Plus minus Award
3 First all star team selections
Playoffs.
151 GP, 64 G, 107 A, 171 P 1,132 ppg (Ranks: 9th all time, 4th adjusted)
Awards:
(Unofficial) 2 Stanley cup scoring titles (only one to win it without reaching the finals).
Records:
-Forsberg set an all time tournament record at the 1993 World Junior Championships with 31 points in only seven games. Also, he ranks first in career points among tournament scorers with 42 points (10 goals and 32 assists).
-With his second Olympic Gold in 2006, he became the third player in history to have enough titles to be a member of the Triple Gold Club twice (the others being Viacheslav Fetisov and Igor Larionov).
As of 2016-10-01, Forsberg stands eighth in NHL all-time points-per-game, with 1.25 points-per-game in his career.
-He is ranked fourth all-time in NHL career assists-per-game with 0.898, behind only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr.
-He ranks 12th all time in playoff game winners
Joe Sakic
Regular season.
1378 GP, 625 G, 1016 A, 1641 P 1,191 ppg (Ranks: 12th all time, 10th adjusted)
Awards:
Hart
Lester B.
Lady Byng
Plus minus Award
3 First all star team selections
Playoffs.
172 GP, 84 G, 104 A, 188 P 1,093 ppg (Ranks: 14th all time)
Awards:
Conn Smythe
(Unofficial) 2 Stanley cup scoring titles
Records:
In his 20-year career with the Nordiques and Avalanche, Sakic has obtained nearly all of the franchise scoring records, including most all-time goals (625), assists (1,016) and points (1,641). He also holds the franchise record for most games played (1,363) and is on several notable NHL records which are most All-Star game assists (16) and most playoff overtime goals (8).
Sakic is also the only player ever to score 100 points in a season for a team that finishes dead last in the NHL regular season standings, accomplishing this feat in 1989-90 with Quebec Nordiques.
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