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Henrik LundqvistvsJacques Plante

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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Jacques Plante

1953–1973 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Henrik Lundqvist and Jacques Plante: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Henrik Lundqvist	Stat	Jacques Plante
15	Seasons	18
197.5	Career VAL	205.5
23.5 (2012)	Peak-season VAL	27.6 (1971)
Inducted 2023	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1978
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	17

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 Jacques Plante have
Henrik Lundqvist	Stat	Jacques Plante
Career
887	Games	837
Goaltending
459	Wins	437
64	Shutouts	82
2.43	Goals-against avg	2.38

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Save % — only Henrik Lundqvist has a career line.

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	Jacques Plante
23	23.4	—
24	20.5	—
25	10.2	6.5
26	16.6	10
27	16.4	15.6
28	15.7	12.2
29	23.5	17.8
30	14.2	22.3
31	13.5	15
32	10.8	1.8
33	12.9	23.3
34	3.4	8.8
35	11.3	1
36	4	0.3
37	1.1	—
40	—	19.8
41	—	4.1
42	—	27.6
43	—	9.4
44	—	10