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Peter ForsbergvsMikko Rantanen

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Peter Forsberg

1995–2011 · 13 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Mikko Rantanen

2016–2027 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Peter Forsberg and Mikko Rantanen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Peter Forsberg	Stat	Mikko Rantanen
13	Seasons	12
159.7	Career VAL	146.7
20.9 (2003)	Peak-season VAL	21.5 (2023)
Inducted 2014	Hall of Fame	—
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
11	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Peter Forsberg and Mikko Rantanen have
Peter Forsberg	Stat	Mikko Rantanen
Career
708	Games	723
Skating
249	Goals	318
636	Assists	471
885	Points	789
+238	Plus/minus	+95
71	Power-play goals	109
43

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	Peter Forsberg	Mikko Rantanen
20	—	4.8
21	8.2	14.1
22	19.8	17.1
23	17.7	6.9
24	15	14.4
25	19	18.6
26	8.3	21.5
27	16.3	20.2
28	—	16.3
29	20.9	12.8
30	10.9	—
32	14.1	—
33	9.5	—