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Nikita KucherovvsMike Bossy

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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R · VAL group SKATER

Mike Bossy

1978–1987 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Nikita Kucherov and Mike Bossy: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nikita Kucherov	Stat	Mike Bossy
13	Seasons	10
216.7	Career VAL	186.8
27.7 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	24.9 (1982)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1991
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
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 Nikita Kucherov and Mike Bossy have
Nikita Kucherov	Stat	Mike Bossy
Career
885	Games	752
Skating
402	Goals	573
730	Assists	553
1,132	Points	1,126
+203	Plus/minus	+380
104	Power-play goals	180
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	Mike Bossy
20	1.8	—
21	14.5	15
22	12.3	23.2
23	17.6	15.2
24	18.3	19.2
25	24.9	24.9
26	17.4	17.9
27	—	20.7
28	12.5	19.8
29	19	20.2
30	27.7	10.7
31	23.1	—
32	27.6	—