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Ilya SamsonovvsTim Cheveldae

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Ilya Samsonov

2020–2025 · 6 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Tim Cheveldae

1989–1997 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Ilya Samsonov and Tim Cheveldae: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ilya Samsonov	Stat	Tim Cheveldae
6	Seasons	9
17.2	Career VAL	18.8
12.9 (2023)	Peak-season VAL	10.9 (1993)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Ilya Samsonov and Tim Cheveldae have
Ilya Samsonov	Stat	Tim Cheveldae
Career
200	Games	340
Goaltending
118	Wins	149
15	Shutouts	10
.902	Save %	.883
2.77	Goals-against avg	3.49

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	Ilya Samsonov	Tim Cheveldae
21	—	3.2
22	4	0
23	0.3	4.7
24	0	10.9
25	12.9	0
26	0	0
27	0	0