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Kari LehtonenvsEvgeni Nabokov

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Kari Lehtonen

2004–2018 · 14 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Evgeni Nabokov

2000–2015 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Kari Lehtonen and Evgeni Nabokov: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kari Lehtonen	Stat	Evgeni Nabokov
14	Seasons	14
89.4	Career VAL	103.6
16.2 (2007)	Peak-season VAL	18.2 (2010)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Kari Lehtonen and Evgeni Nabokov have
Kari Lehtonen	Stat	Evgeni Nabokov
Career
649	Games	697
Goaltending
310	Wins	353
38	Shutouts	59
.912	Save %	.911
2.71	Goals-against avg	2.44

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	Kari Lehtonen	Evgeni Nabokov
22	7.5	—
23	16.2	—
24	12.3	1.1
25	8.2	15.2
26	0.7	16.3
27	5.8	3.1
28	15.4	14.2
29	6.6	—
30	13.1	0
31	0	11
32	0	8.1
33	0	8.1
34	3.6	18.2
36	—	5
37	—	3.3
38	—	0
39	—	0