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Dave DrydenvsDoug Soetaert

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Dave Dryden

1962–1980 · 9 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Doug Soetaert

1976–1987 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Dave Dryden and Doug Soetaert: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave Dryden	Stat	Doug Soetaert
9	Seasons	12
11.9	Career VAL	14.4
7.2 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	7.2 (1986)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Dave Dryden and Doug Soetaert have
Dave Dryden	Stat	Doug Soetaert
Career
203	Games	284
Goaltending
69	Wins	110
9	Shutouts	6
.896	Save %	.867
3.20	Goals-against avg	3.97

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	Dave Dryden	Doug Soetaert
21	—	2.7
23	—	0
24	0.2	—
25	—	0
26	0	2.4
27	1	0.4
28	—	1.7
29	0.6	0
30	0	7.2
31	7.2	0
32	2.9	—
38	0	—

Age	Dave Dryden	Doug Soetaert
21	—	2.7
23	—	0
24	0.2	—
25	—	0
26	0	2.4
27	1	0.4
28	—	1.7
29	0.6	0
30	0	7.2
31	7.2	0
32	2.9	—
38	0	—

Age	Dave Dryden	Doug Soetaert
21	—	2.7
23	—	0
24	0.2	—
25	—	0
26	0	2.4
27	1	0.4
28	—	1.7
29	0.6	0
30	0	7.2
31	7.2	0
32	2.9	—
38	0	—

Age	Dave Dryden	Doug Soetaert
21	—	2.7
23	—	0
24	0.2	—
25	—	0
26	0	2.4
27	1	0.4
28	—	1.7
29	0.6	0
30	0	7.2
31	7.2	0
32	2.9	—
38	0	—