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Jimmy HowardvsMartin Biron

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Jimmy Howard

2006–2020 · 14 seasons

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Martin Biron

1996–2014 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Jimmy Howard and Martin Biron: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jimmy Howard	Stat	Martin Biron
14	Seasons	16
63.7	Career VAL	75.4
17.6 (2010)	Peak-season VAL	16.8 (2008)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Jimmy Howard and Martin Biron have
Jimmy Howard	Stat	Martin Biron
Career
543	Games	508
Goaltending
246	Wins	230
24	Shutouts	28
.912	Save %	.910
2.62	Goals-against avg	2.61

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	Jimmy Howard	Martin Biron
22	—	5.9
23	—	2.8
24	—	13.2
25	17.6	4.4
26	0	6.7
27	11.4	—
28	11.6	6
29	2.7	3
30	1.8	16.8
31	0	13.2
32	7.9	0
33	4.8	3.4
34	5.9	0
35	0	—