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Jaroslav HalakvsKari Lehtonen

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Jaroslav Halak

2007–2023 · 17 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Kari Lehtonen

2004–2018 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Jaroslav Halak and Kari Lehtonen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jaroslav Halak	Stat	Kari Lehtonen
17	Seasons	14
91.8	Career VAL	89.4
13.5 (2012)	Peak-season VAL	16.2 (2007)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
7	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Jaroslav Halak and Kari Lehtonen have
Jaroslav Halak	Stat	Kari Lehtonen
Career
581	Games	649
Goaltending
295	Wins	310
53	Shutouts	38
.915	Save %	.912
2.50	Goals-against avg	2.71

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	Jaroslav Halak	Kari Lehtonen
21	2.1	—
22	—	7.5
23	8.3	16.2
24	13.1	12.3
25	0.9	8.2
26	13.5	0.7
27	0	5.8
28	10.9	15.4
29	6.1	6.6
30	6	13.1
31	4.4	0
32	2.7	0
33	12.5	0
34	8.3	3.6
35	1.1	—
36	0.7	—
37	1.2	—