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Ed GiacominvsBrian Elliott

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

Brian Elliott

2008–2023 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Giacomin and Brian Elliott: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Brian Elliott
13	Seasons	16
65.5	Career VAL	56.9
18.1 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	18.4 (2012)
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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 Brian Elliott have
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Brian Elliott
Career
610	Games	543
Goaltending
290	Wins	279
54	Shutouts	45
.902	Save %	.909
2.82	Goals-against avg	2.57

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	Brian Elliott
23	—	0.3
24	—	1.4
25	—	0
26	0	18.4
27	18.1	0.6
28	10.5	5.9
29	7.7	6.2
30	8	13.7
31	13.7	2.8
32	2.3	2.6
33	3.6	1.7
34	0.4	0
35	0	0
36	0	3.3
37	0	0
38	1.2	—