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Jacques PlantevsHenrik Lundqvist

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Jacques Plante

1953–1973 · 18 seasons

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Henrik Lundqvist

2006–2020 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Jacques Plante and Henrik Lundqvist: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jacques Plante	Stat	Henrik Lundqvist
18	Seasons	15
205.5	Career VAL	197.5
27.6 (1971)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (2012)
Inducted 1978	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2023
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
17	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 Jacques Plante and Henrik Lundqvist have
Jacques Plante	Stat	Henrik Lundqvist
Career
837	Games	887
Goaltending
437	Wins	459
82	Shutouts	64
2.38	Goals-against avg	2.43

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