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Matthew TkachukvsZiggy Palffy

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Matthew Tkachuk

2017–2027 · 11 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Ziggy Palffy

1994–2006 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Matthew Tkachuk and Ziggy Palffy: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Matthew Tkachuk	Stat	Ziggy Palffy
11	Seasons	12
127.3	Career VAL	139.1
23.1 (2022)	Peak-season VAL	19.7 (1997)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Matthew Tkachuk and Ziggy Palffy have
Matthew Tkachuk	Stat	Ziggy Palffy
Career
685	Games	684
Skating
257	Goals	329
429	Assists	384
686	Points	713
+124	Plus/minus	+83
81	Power-play goals	92
28

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	Matthew Tkachuk	Ziggy Palffy
19	7.8	—
20	8.6	—
21	14.8	—
22	10.3	2.7
23	7.2	15.2
24	23.1	19.7
25	22.1	16.4
26	15.2	9.3
27	10.1	12.3
28	5.9	17.9
29	2.2	11.8
30	—	17.5
31	—	8.8
33	—	7.5