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Rick MiddletonvsVladimir Tarasenko

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

R · VAL group SKATER

Rick Middleton

1975–1988 · 14 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Vladimir Tarasenko

2013–2026 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Rick Middleton and Vladimir Tarasenko: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rick Middleton	Stat	Vladimir Tarasenko
14	Seasons	14
137.6	Career VAL	123.3
16.4 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	16.5 (2015)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Rick Middleton and Vladimir Tarasenko have
Rick Middleton	Stat	Vladimir Tarasenko
Career
1,005	Games	906
Skating
448	Goals	327
540	Assists	382
988	Points	709
+175	Plus/minus	+50
115	Power-play goals	75
59

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	Rick Middleton	Vladimir Tarasenko
21	5.1	2.5
22	3.9	8.7
23	3.8	16.5
24	8.5	14.7
25	14.5	14
26	14.3	13.1
27	14.7	13.7
28	15.1	—
29	14.4	0.9
30	16.4	14.5
31	9.4	6.1
32	6.3	9.8
33	9.1	2.9
34	2.1	5.9