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Mike SmithvsSemyon Varlamov

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Mike Smith

2007–2022 · 16 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Semyon Varlamov

2009–2025 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Mike Smith and Semyon Varlamov: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mike Smith	Stat	Semyon Varlamov
16	Seasons	17
94.6	Career VAL	119.4
27.5 (2012)	Peak-season VAL	22.9 (2014)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
4	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 Mike Smith and Semyon Varlamov have
Mike Smith	Stat	Semyon Varlamov
Career
670	Games	621
Goaltending
299	Wins	289
44	Shutouts	41
.912	Save %	.916
2.70	Goals-against avg	2.65

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	Mike Smith	Semyon Varlamov
21	—	0.7
22	—	6.5
23	—	5.8
24	4	0
25	0	22.9
26	10.6	13.6
27	0	5.5
28	0	0
29	27.5	13.4
30	2.7	5.2
31	8.7	8.1
32	0	16.2
33	4	6.1
34	7.9	5.2
35	10.2	10.2
36	0	0
37	0	—
38	11.6	—
39	7.4	—