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Henrik LundqvistvsBilly Smith

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Henrik Lundqvist

2006–2020 · 15 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Billy Smith

1972–1989 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Henrik Lundqvist and Billy Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Henrik Lundqvist	Stat	Billy Smith
15	Seasons	18
197.5	Career VAL	179.3
23.5 (2012)	Peak-season VAL	21.8 (1983)
Inducted 2023	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1993
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	14

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 Henrik Lundqvist and Billy Smith have
Henrik Lundqvist	Stat	Billy Smith
Career
887	Games	679
Goaltending
459	Wins	305
64	Shutouts	22
.918	Save %	.895
2.43	Goals-against avg	3.18

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	Henrik Lundqvist	Billy Smith
22	—	0
23	23.4	4.5
24	20.5	15.9
25	10.2	12
26	16.6	15
27	16.4	12.5
28	15.7	11.1
29	23.5	9.6
30	14.2	15.3
31	13.5	20.4
32	10.8	21.8
33	12.9	18
34	3.4	6
35	11.3	8
36	4	0
37	1.1	9.2
38	—	0