Barrett Hayton or Brandon Duhaime? The NHL Stat Breakdown

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

Brandon Duhaime's Plus/Minus of -1 compared to Barrett Hayton's -23 represents a 2200% 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 Brandon Duhaime's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Games Played, where Barrett Hayton posts 368 against Brandon Duhaime's 386 — a gap of just 4.9%. Brandon Duhaime can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Games Played is the statistical ammunition for the Brandon Duhaime 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. Brandon Duhaime claims the tiebreaker through Plus/Minus advantage — a 2200% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.