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Nathan MacKinnonvsNikita Kucherov

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

Nikita Kucherov

2014–2027 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nathan MacKinnon	Stat	Nikita Kucherov
14	Seasons	13
222.2	Career VAL	216.7
29.0 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	27.7 (2024)
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
19	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	19

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 Nikita Kucherov have
Nathan MacKinnon	Stat	Nikita Kucherov
Career
957	Games	885
Skating
425	Goals	402
729	Assists	730
1,154	Points	1,132
+231	Plus/minus	+203
114	Power-play goals	104

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	Nikita Kucherov
18	11	—
19	5.2	—
20	8.3	1.8
21	7.8	14.5
22	19	12.3
23	20.7	17.6
24	17.8	18.3
25	12.6	24.9
26	17	17.4
27	22.9	—
28	29	12.5
29	22.7	19
30	28.2	27.7
31	—	23.1
32	—	27.6