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Rejean Lemelin

1979–1993 · 15 seasons

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Kari Lehtonen

2004–2018 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Rejean Lemelin and Kari Lehtonen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rejean Lemelin	Stat	Kari Lehtonen
15	Seasons	14
98.4	Career VAL	89.4
18.2 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	16.2 (2007)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Rejean Lemelin and Kari Lehtonen have
Rejean Lemelin	Stat	Kari Lehtonen
Career
506	Games	649
Goaltending
236	Wins	310
12	Shutouts	38
.884	Save %	.912
3.46	Goals-against avg	2.71

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	Rejean Lemelin	Kari Lehtonen
22	—	7.5
23	—	16.2
24	1.3	12.3
25	—	8.2
26	13.7	0.7
27	3.7	5.8
28	12	15.4
29	18.2	6.6
30	16.1	13.1
31	4.1	0
32	4.6	0
33	8.4	0
34	7.7	3.6
35	8.6	—
36	0	—
38	0	—