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Gary SmithvsBrian Boucher

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Gary Smith

1966–1980 · 14 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Brian Boucher

2000–2013 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Gary Smith and Brian Boucher: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Gary Smith	Stat	Brian Boucher
14	Seasons	13
27.8	Career VAL	20.5
9.8 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	8.5 (2000)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Gary Smith and Brian Boucher have
Gary Smith	Stat	Brian Boucher
Career
531	Games	328
Goaltending
173	Wins	120
26	Shutouts	17
.894	Save %	.901
3.40	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	Gary Smith	Brian Boucher
23	1.3	8.5
24	1.9	0
25	6.2	2.2
26	0	0
27	4.5	1.2
28	0	—
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	0
31	0	—
32	0	5
33	0	0
34	—	3.6
35	0	0

Age	Gary Smith	Brian Boucher
23	1.3	8.5
24	1.9	0
25	6.2	2.2
26	0	0
27	4.5	1.2
28	0	—
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	0
31	0	—
32	0	5
33	0	0
34	—	3.6
35	0	0

Age	Gary Smith	Brian Boucher
23	1.3	8.5
24	1.9	0
25	6.2	2.2
26	0	0
27	4.5	1.2
28	0	—
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	0
31	0	—
32	0	5
33	0	0
34	—	3.6
35	0	0

Age	Gary Smith	Brian Boucher
23	1.3	8.5
24	1.9	0
25	6.2	2.2
26	0	0
27	4.5	1.2
28	0	—
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	0
31	0	—
32	0	5
33	0	0
34	—	3.6
35	0	0