Garry Galley vs Mikael Backlund — NHL career head-to-head | StatVault

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Garry GalleyvsMikael Backlund

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D · VAL group SKATER

Garry Galley

1985–2001 · 17 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Mikael Backlund

2009–2027 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Garry Galley and Mikael Backlund: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Garry Galley	Stat	Mikael Backlund
17	Seasons	19
75.4	Career VAL	89.3
9.8 (1993)	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 Garry Galley and Mikael Backlund have
Garry Galley	Stat	Mikael Backlund
Career
1,149	Games	1,154
Skating
125	Goals	233
475	Assists	375
600	Points	608
+1	Plus/minus	+70
50	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	Garry Galley	Mikael Backlund
20	—	1.1
21	3.9	2.8
22	2.7	0
23	2.9	1.9
24	3.9	6.9
25	2.4	4.2
26	4.5	8.6
27	2.2	9
28	2.9	4.3
29	9.8	9.8
30	9.4	7.3
31	4.8	3.3
32	7.6	4.1
33	4.6	10.4
34	4.1	4.4
35	1.8	4.3
36	4.5	6.9
37	3.4	—