Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Don Edwards | Stat | Niklas Backstrom |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Seasons | 10 |
| 92.6 | Career VAL | 77.8 |
| 21.0 (1978) | Peak-season VAL | 25.3 (2009) |
| 2 | 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.
| Don Edwards | Stat | Niklas Backstrom |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 459 | Games | 413 |
| Goaltending | ||
| 208 | Wins | 196 |
| 16 | Shutouts | 28 |
| .887 | Save % | .914 |
| 3.32 | Goals-against avg | 2.49 |
| Age | Don Edwards | Niklas Backstrom |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 4.2 | — |
| 22 | 21 | — |
| 23 | 16.4 | — |
| 24 | 8.1 | — |
| 25 | 18.2 | — |
| 26 | 13.7 | — |
| 27 | 8.3 | — |
| 28 | 2.7 | 17.9 |
| 29 | 0 | 16.6 |
| 30 | 0 | 25.3 |
| 31 | — | 0 |
| 32 | — | 6.3 |
| 33 | — | 9.2 |
| 34 | — | 2.5 |
| 35 | — | 0 |
| 36 | — | 0 |