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Nathan MacKinnonvsDavid Pastrnak

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Nathan MacKinnon

2014–2027 · 14 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

David Pastrnak

2015–2027 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon and David Pastrnak: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nathan MacKinnon	Stat	David Pastrnak
14	Seasons	13
222.2	Career VAL	183.5
29.0 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	23.9 (2023)
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
19	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 Nathan MacKinnon and David Pastrnak have
Nathan MacKinnon	Stat	David Pastrnak
Career
957	Games	840
Skating
425	Goals	422
729	Assists	518
1,154	Points	940
+231	Plus/minus	+146
114	Power-play goals	134
77

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	Nathan MacKinnon	David Pastrnak
18	11	5.1
19	5.2	4.2
20	8.3	14.1
21	7.8	14.7
22	19	16.6
23	20.7	20.7
24	17.8	8.9
25	12.6	15.8
26	17	23.9
27	22.9	21.8
28	29	20.9
29	22.7	16.8
30	28.2	—