Eric Desjardins vs Mikael Backlund — NHL career head-to-head | StatVault

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Eric DesjardinsvsMikael Backlund

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

D · VAL group SKATER

Eric Desjardins

1989–2006 · 17 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Mikael Backlund

2009–2027 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Eric Desjardins and Mikael Backlund: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Eric Desjardins	Stat	Mikael Backlund
17	Seasons	19
90.9	Career VAL	89.3
10.8 (2000)	Peak-season VAL	10.4 (2023)

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Eric Desjardins and Mikael Backlund have
Eric Desjardins	Stat	Mikael Backlund
Career
1,143	Games	1,154
Skating
136	Goals	233
439	Assists	375
575	Points	608
+198	Plus/minus	+70
58	Power-play goals	37
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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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View data (18 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Eric Desjardins	Mikael Backlund
19	1.5	—
20	0.6	1.1
21	2.8	2.8
22	4.4	0
23	7.6	1.9
24	3.1	6.9
25	5.4	4.2
26	7.8	8.6
27	9.3	9
28	5	4.3
29	10.7	9.8
30	10.8	7.3
31	7.5	3.3
32	2.9	4.1
33	6.4	10.4
34	1.5	4.4
35	—	4.3
36	3.6	6.9