Joe Sakic vs Nathan MacKinnon

5of 10 lines

5of 10 lines

Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon compared on their NHL careers: Joe Sakic played 20 seasons, 1988-89 to 2008-09, Nathan MacKinnon 14 seasons, 2013-14 to 2026-27. Joe Sakic won 2 titles, Nathan MacKinnon won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 5 of the 10 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon career totals
1,378GP953
625G422
1,016, betterA725
1,641, betterPTS1,147
30+/-228, better
614PIM433, better
2,477S3,855, better
7HIT660, better
5BLK509, better
205, betterPPG114
32, betterSHG2
86, betterGWG76
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon postseason
172GP108
84G62
104, betterA78
188, betterPTS140
-2+/-43, better
78PIM48, better
395S495, better
—HIT123
—BLK63
27, betterPPG20
4, betterSHG0
19, betterGWG10
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon all-time places
11th (1,641), betterPoints63rd (1,147)
18th (625), betterGoals91st (422)
14th (1,016), betterAssists60th (725)
16th (205), betterPower-play goals112th (114)
24th (86), betterGame-winning goals44th (76)

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon titles and awards
2, betterChampionships1
1, betterConn Smythe Trophy—
1Hart Trophy1
1Lady Byng Trophy1
1Ted Lindsay Award1
—Calder Trophy1, better
—Rocket Richard Trophy1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon season by season
1st1988-892013-14
2nd1989-902014-15
3rd1990-912015-16
4th1991-922016-17
5th1992-932017-18
6th1993-942018-19
7th1994-952019-20
8th1995-962020-21
9th1996-972021-22
10th1997-982022-23
11th1998-992023-24
12th1999-002024-25
13th2000-012025-26
14th2001-022026-27
15th2002-03—
16th2003-04—
17th2005-06—
18th2006-07—
19th2007-08—
20th2008-09—