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Brian ElliottvsEd Giacomin

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Brian Elliott

2008–2023 · 16 seasons

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Ed Giacomin

1966–1978 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Brian Elliott and Ed Giacomin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Brian Elliott	Stat	Ed Giacomin
16	Seasons	13
56.9	Career VAL	65.5
18.4 (2012)	Peak-season VAL	18.1 (1967)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	6
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	17

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 Brian Elliott and Ed Giacomin have
Brian Elliott	Stat	Ed Giacomin
Career
543	Games	610
Goaltending
279	Wins	290
45	Shutouts	54
.909	Save %	.902
2.57	Goals-against avg	2.82

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	Brian Elliott	Ed Giacomin
23	0.3	—
24	1.4	—
25	0	—
26	18.4	0
27	0.6	18.1
28	5.9	10.5
29	6.2	7.7
30	13.7	8
31	2.8	13.7
32	2.6	2.3
33	1.7	3.6
34	0	0.4
35	0	0
36	3.3	0
37	0	0
38	—	1.2