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Ed GiacominvsBob Essensa

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Ed Giacomin

1966–1978 · 13 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Bob Essensa

1989–2002 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Giacomin and Bob Essensa: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Bob Essensa
13	Seasons	12
65.5	Career VAL	63.3
18.1 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	19.7 (1992)
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
17	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Ed Giacomin and Bob Essensa have
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Bob Essensa
Career
610	Games	446
Goaltending
290	Wins	173
54	Shutouts	18
.902	Save %	.895
2.82	Goals-against avg	3.15

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	Ed Giacomin	Bob Essensa
24	—	2.5
25	—	8
26	0	13.6
27	18.1	19.7
28	10.5	16.7
29	7.7	0
30	8	—
31	13.7	—
32	2.3	0.3
33	3.6	2.2
34	0.4	0.1
35	0	0.2
36	0	0
37	0	0
38	1.2	—