Saku Koivu vs James van Riemsdyk — NHL career head-to-head | StatVault

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C · VAL group SKATER

Saku Koivu

1996–2014 · 18 seasons

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L · VAL group SKATER

James van Riemsdyk

2010–2026 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Saku Koivu and James van Riemsdyk: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Saku Koivu	Stat	James van Riemsdyk
18	Seasons	17
117.4	Career VAL	99.5
10.5 (2003)	Peak-season VAL	9.8 (2017)

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Saku Koivu and James van Riemsdyk have
Saku Koivu	Stat	James van Riemsdyk
Career
1,124	Games	1,154
Skating
255	Goals	342
577	Assists	354
832	Points	696
+10	Plus/minus	-87
79	Power-play goals	101
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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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View data (20 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Saku Koivu	James van Riemsdyk
20	—	4
21	4.1	6.5
22	9.8	2.9
23	8.3	4
24	6.6	9.7
25	3.5	7.7
26	8.4	5.6
27	—	9.8
28	10.5	8.9
29	7.3	8.6
30	—	6.5
31	9.5	7.3
32	10.3	3.6
33	6.9	3.6
34	7.4	4
35	8.7	4
36	5.5	2.8
37	5.1	—
38	2.9	—
39	2.6	—