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C · VAL group SKATER

Saku Koivu

1996–2014 · 18 seasons

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L · VAL group SKATER

Ted Lindsay

1945–1965 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Saku Koivu and Ted Lindsay: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Saku Koivu	Stat	Ted Lindsay
18	Seasons	17
117.4	Career VAL	112.9
10.5 (2003)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (1957)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1966

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 Ted Lindsay have
Saku Koivu	Stat	Ted Lindsay
Career
1,124	Games	1,068
Skating
255	Goals	379
577	Assists	472
832	Points	851
79	Power-play goals	93
46	Game-winning goals	58
809

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 (21 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Saku Koivu	Ted Lindsay
19	—	0.7
20	—	0.3
21	4.1	6.4
22	9.8	8.1
23	8.3	8.7
24	6.6	10.6
25	3.5	8.5
26	8.4	10.2
27	—	11
28	10.5	8.2
29	7.3	5.9
30	—	8
31	9.5	11.9
32	10.3	3.1
33	6.9	9
34	7.4	0.8
35	8.7	—
36	5.5	—
37	5.1	—
38	2.9	—
39	2.6	1.5