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Ron HextallvsPekka Rinne

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Ron Hextall

1987–1999 · 13 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Pekka Rinne

2006–2021 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Ron Hextall and Pekka Rinne: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ron Hextall	Stat	Pekka Rinne
13	Seasons	15
97.1	Career VAL	128.2
27.6 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	22.9 (2011)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2026
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

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 Ron Hextall and Pekka Rinne have
Ron Hextall	Stat	Pekka Rinne
Career
608	Games	683
Goaltending
296	Wins	369
23	Shutouts	60
.895	Save %	.917
2.98	Goals-against avg	2.43

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	Ron Hextall	Pekka Rinne
22	27.6	—
23	8.7	—
24	17	—
26	6	12.7
27	1.2	3.2
28	8.1	22.9
29	9.2	20.2
30	0	3.1
31	14.4	0
32	0	15.9
33	4.9	0
34	0	11.6
35	—	22.7
36	—	13.6
37	—	0
38	—	2.3