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Mathieu GaronvsPeter Budaj

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Mathieu Garon

2001–2013 · 12 seasons

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Peter Budaj

2006–2019 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Mathieu Garon and Peter Budaj: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mathieu Garon	Stat	Peter Budaj
12	Seasons	13
16.9	Career VAL	21.5
8.4 (2008)	Peak-season VAL	7.2 (2017)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Mathieu Garon and Peter Budaj have
Mathieu Garon	Stat	Peter Budaj
Career
341	Games	368
Goaltending
144	Wins	158
20	Shutouts	18
.903	Save %	.904
2.83	Goals-against avg	2.70

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	Mathieu Garon	Peter Budaj
23	0.1	2.8
24	—	5.8
25	—	0.4
26	4.2	0
27	—	2.1
28	0	0
29	4.2	1.9
30	8.4	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	—
33	0	—
34	0	7.2
35	0	—

Age	Mathieu Garon	Peter Budaj
23	0.1	2.8
24	—	5.8
25	—	0.4
26	4.2	0
27	—	2.1
28	0	0
29	4.2	1.9
30	8.4	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	—
33	0	—
34	0	7.2
35	0	—

Age	Mathieu Garon	Peter Budaj
23	0.1	2.8
24	—	5.8
25	—	0.4
26	4.2	0
27	—	2.1
28	0	0
29	4.2	1.9
30	8.4	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	—
33	0	—
34	0	7.2
35	0	—

Age	Mathieu Garon	Peter Budaj
23	0.1	2.8
24	—	5.8
25	—	0.4
26	4.2	0
27	—	2.1
28	0	0
29	4.2	1.9
30	8.4	0.5
31	0	0.8
32	0	—
33	0	—
34	0	7.2
35	0	—