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Billy SmithvsHenrik Lundqvist

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Billy Smith

1972–1989 · 18 seasons

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Henrik Lundqvist

2006–2020 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Billy Smith and Henrik Lundqvist: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Billy Smith	Stat	Henrik Lundqvist
18	Seasons	15
179.3	Career VAL	197.5
21.8 (1983)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (2012)
Inducted 1993	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2023
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	14

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 Billy Smith and Henrik Lundqvist have
Billy Smith	Stat	Henrik Lundqvist
Career
679	Games	887
Goaltending
305	Wins	459
22	Shutouts	64
.895	Save %	.918
3.18	Goals-against avg	2.43

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	Billy Smith	Henrik Lundqvist
22	0	—
23	4.5	23.4
24	15.9	20.5
25	12	10.2
26	15	16.6
27	12.5	16.4
28	11.1	15.7
29	9.6	23.5
30	15.3	14.2
31	20.4	13.5
32	21.8	10.8
33	18	12.9
34	6	3.4
35	8	11.3
36	0	4
37	9.2	1.1
38	0	—