Is Blake Coleman Better Than Pierre-Luc Dubois? NHL Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Blake Coleman and Pierre-Luc Dubois 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.

Pierre-Luc Dubois's Assists of 260 compared to Blake Coleman's 156 represents a 66.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Blake Coleman falls 55.4% below the career average of 350 in this category while Pierre-Luc Dubois exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Pierre-Luc Dubois's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals, where Blake Coleman posts 172 against Pierre-Luc Dubois's 171 — virtually identical figures. Pierre-Luc Dubois 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 Pierre-Luc Dubois 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. Pierre-Luc Dubois claims the tiebreaker through Assists advantage — a 66.7% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.