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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Semyon Varlamov

2009–2025 · 17 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Mike Smith

2007–2022 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Semyon Varlamov and Mike Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Semyon Varlamov	Stat	Mike Smith
17	Seasons	16
119.4	Career VAL	94.6
22.9 (2014)	Peak-season VAL	27.5 (2012)
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	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 Semyon Varlamov and Mike Smith have
Semyon Varlamov	Stat	Mike Smith
Career
621	Games	670
Goaltending
289	Wins	299
41	Shutouts	44
.916	Save %	.912
2.65	Goals-against avg	2.70

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	Semyon Varlamov	Mike Smith
21	0.7	—
22	6.5	—
23	5.8	—
24	0	4
25	22.9	0
26	13.6	10.6
27	5.5	0
28	0	0
29	13.4	27.5
30	5.2	2.7
31	8.1	8.7
32	16.2	0
33	6.1	4
34	5.2	7.9
35	10.2	10.2
36	0	0
37	—	0
38	—	11.6
39	—	7.4