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Kari LehtonenvsJean-Sebastien Giguere

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Kari Lehtonen

2004–2018 · 14 seasons

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Jean-Sebastien Giguere

1997–2014 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Kari Lehtonen and Jean-Sebastien Giguere: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kari Lehtonen	Stat	Jean-Sebastien Giguere
14	Seasons	16
89.4	Career VAL	104.9
16.2 (2007)	Peak-season VAL	16.9 (2008)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	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 Kari Lehtonen and Jean-Sebastien Giguere have
Kari Lehtonen	Stat	Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Career
649	Games	597
Goaltending
310	Wins	262
38	Shutouts	38
.912	Save %	.913
2.71	Goals-against avg	2.53

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	Jean-Sebastien Giguere
21	—	0
22	7.5	—
23	16.2	7.3
24	12.3	13.9
25	8.2	16.7
26	0.7	8.4
27	5.8	—
28	15.4	16
29	6.6	16.7
30	13.1	16.9
31	0	0
32	0	0
33	0	0
34	3.6	6.1
35	—	0.8
36	—	2.1