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Ed GiacominvsKirk McLean

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

Kirk McLean

1986–2001 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Giacomin and Kirk McLean: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Kirk McLean
13	Seasons	16
65.5	Career VAL	47.7
18.1 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	17.2 (1992)
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
17	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Kirk McLean have
Ed Giacomin	Stat	Kirk McLean
Career
610	Games	612
Goaltending
290	Wins	245
54	Shutouts	22
.902	Save %	.887
2.82	Goals-against avg	3.26

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	Kirk McLean
21	—	0
22	—	10.7
23	—	5
24	—	0
25	—	17.2
26	0	6.8
27	18.1	2.1
28	10.5	5.9
29	7.7	0
30	8	0
31	13.7	0
32	2.3	0
33	3.6	0
34	0.4	0
35	0	—
36	0	—
37	0	—
38	1.2	—