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Gary SmithvsGilles Gilbert

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

Gilles Gilbert

1970–1983 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Gary Smith and Gilles Gilbert: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Gary Smith	Stat	Gilles Gilbert
14	Seasons	14
27.8	Career VAL	27.6
9.8 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	8.3 (1974)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Gilles Gilbert have
Gary Smith	Stat	Gilles Gilbert
Career
531	Games	416
Goaltending
173	Wins	192
26	Shutouts	18
.894	Save %	.883
3.40	Goals-against avg	3.27

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	Gilles Gilbert
21	—	0
23	1.3	3.9
24	1.9	8.3
25	6.2	6.4
26	0	3.1
27	4.5	0.5
28	0	0.6
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	4.8
31	0	0
32	0	0
33	0	0
35	0	—

Age	Gary Smith	Gilles Gilbert
21	—	0
23	1.3	3.9
24	1.9	8.3
25	6.2	6.4
26	0	3.1
27	4.5	0.5
28	0	0.6
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	4.8
31	0	0
32	0	0
33	0	0
35	0	—

Age	Gary Smith	Gilles Gilbert
21	—	0
23	1.3	3.9
24	1.9	8.3
25	6.2	6.4
26	0	3.1
27	4.5	0.5
28	0	0.6
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	4.8
31	0	0
32	0	0
33	0	0
35	0	—

Age	Gary Smith	Gilles Gilbert
21	—	0
23	1.3	3.9
24	1.9	8.3
25	6.2	6.4
26	0	3.1
27	4.5	0.5
28	0	0.6
29	4.1	0
30	9.8	4.8
31	0	0
32	0	0
33	0	0
35	0	—