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Dan CloutiervsPeter Budaj

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Dan Cloutier

1998–2008 · 10 seasons

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Peter Budaj

2006–2019 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Dan Cloutier and Peter Budaj: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dan Cloutier	Stat	Peter Budaj
10	Seasons	13
17.2	Career VAL	21.5
8.1 (2004)	Peak-season VAL	7.2 (2017)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Dan Cloutier and Peter Budaj have
Dan Cloutier	Stat	Peter Budaj
Career
351	Games	368
Goaltending
139	Wins	158
15	Shutouts	18
.899	Save %	.904
2.77	Goals-against avg	2.70

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	Dan Cloutier	Peter Budaj
21	0.6	—
22	3.9	—
23	0	2.8
24	0	5.8
25	0.2	0.4
26	4.4	0
27	8.1	2.1
28	—	0
29	0	1.9
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.8
34	—	7.2

Age	Dan Cloutier	Peter Budaj
21	0.6	—
22	3.9	—
23	0	2.8
24	0	5.8
25	0.2	0.4
26	4.4	0
27	8.1	2.1
28	—	0
29	0	1.9
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.8
34	—	7.2

Age	Dan Cloutier	Peter Budaj
21	0.6	—
22	3.9	—
23	0	2.8
24	0	5.8
25	0.2	0.4
26	4.4	0
27	8.1	2.1
28	—	0
29	0	1.9
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.8
34	—	7.2

Age	Dan Cloutier	Peter Budaj
21	0.6	—
22	3.9	—
23	0	2.8
24	0	5.8
25	0.2	0.4
26	4.4	0
27	8.1	2.1
28	—	0
29	0	1.9
30	0	0.5
31	0	0.8
34	—	7.2