Anthony Duclair or Elias Pettersson? The NHL Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Anthony Duclair and Elias Pettersson split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested LW comparisons in NHL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Anthony Duclair's Penalty Minutes of 221 compared to Elias Pettersson's 108 represents a 104.6% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Anthony Duclair's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals, where Anthony Duclair posts 165 against Elias Pettersson's 202 — a gap of just 22.4%. Elias Pettersson can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Goals is the statistical ammunition for the Elias Pettersson side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Anthony Duclair claims the tiebreaker through Penalty Minutes advantage — a 104.6% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.