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Auston MatthewsvsMikko Rantanen

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

C · VAL group SKATER

Auston Matthews

2017–2027 · 11 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Mikko Rantanen

2016–2027 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Auston Matthews and Mikko Rantanen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Auston Matthews	Stat	Mikko Rantanen
11	Seasons	12
167.4	Career VAL	149.5
25.0 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	21.5 (2023)
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1960 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Auston Matthews and Mikko Rantanen have
Auston Matthews	Stat	Mikko Rantanen
Career
702	Games	727
Skating
437	Goals	322
362	Assists	474
799	Points	796
+154	Plus/minus	+99
112	Power-play goals	110
68

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Auston Matthews	Mikko Rantanen
19	12.8	—
20	13.7	4.8
21	13.1	14.1
22	18.1	17.1
23	15	6.9
24	23.5	14.5
25	18.2	18.7
26	25	21.5
27	14.8	20.2
28	9.6	16.3
29	3.6	12.9
30	—	2.5