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Ed GiacominvsKari Lehtonen

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

Kari Lehtonen

2004–2018 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Giacomin and Kari Lehtonen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Kari Lehtonen
13	Seasons	14
65.5	Career VAL	89.4
18.1 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	16.2 (2007)
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
17	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Kari Lehtonen have
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Kari Lehtonen
Career
610	Games	649
Goaltending
290	Wins	310
54	Shutouts	38
.902	Save %	.912
2.82	Goals-against avg	2.71

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	Kari Lehtonen
22	—	7.5
23	—	16.2
24	—	12.3
25	—	8.2
26	0	0.7
27	18.1	5.8
28	10.5	15.4
29	7.7	6.6
30	8	13.1
31	13.7	0
32	2.3	0
33	3.6	0
34	0.4	3.6
35	0	—
36	0	—
37	0	—
38	1.2	—