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Nikita KucherovvsLeon Draisaitl

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

R · VAL group SKATER

Nikita Kucherov

2014–2027 · 13 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Leon Draisaitl

2015–2027 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Nikita Kucherov and Leon Draisaitl: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nikita Kucherov	Stat	Leon Draisaitl
13	Seasons	13
216.7	Career VAL	206.8
27.7 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	24.5 (2025)
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
19	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	20

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 Nikita Kucherov and Leon Draisaitl have
Nikita Kucherov	Stat	Leon Draisaitl
Career
885	Games	861
Skating
402	Goals	438
730	Assists	626
1,132	Points	1,064
+203	Plus/minus	+111
104	Power-play goals	179
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	Nikita Kucherov	Leon Draisaitl
19	—	0
20	1.8	8.5
21	14.5	13.3
22	12.3	11
23	17.6	22.2
24	18.3	21.4
25	24.9	17.8
26	17.4	23
27	—	24.4
28	12.5	21
29	19	24.5
30	27.7	19.7
31	23.1	—
32	27.6	—