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Don LucevsBrian Sutter

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Don Luce

1970–1982 · 13 seasons

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L · VAL group SKATER

Brian Sutter

1977–1988 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Don Luce and Brian Sutter: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Luce	Stat	Brian Sutter
13	Seasons	12
69.0	Career VAL	74.1
13.2 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	13.1 (1979)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	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 Don Luce and Brian Sutter have
Don Luce	Stat	Brian Sutter
Career
894	Games	779
Skating
225	Goals	303
328	Assists	333
553	Points	636
+195	Plus/minus	-66
22	Power-play goals	107
30

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	Don Luce	Brian Sutter
20	—	0.5
21	—	0
22	0.8	13.1
23	0.5	7.4
24	5.4	7.2
25	8.4	10
26	13.2	9.9
27	9.6	9.9
28	10.7	9.8
29	8.5	5
30	8.2	0.2
31	3.3	1.1
32	0.4	—
33	0	—