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Stan MikitavsNicklas Lidstrom

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C · VAL group SKATER

Stan Mikita

1959–1980 · 22 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Nicklas Lidstrom

1992–2012 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Stan Mikita and Nicklas Lidstrom: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Stan Mikita	Stat	Nicklas Lidstrom
22	Seasons	20
207.3	Career VAL	214.4
14.9 (1970)	Peak-season VAL	15.1 (2008)
Inducted 1983	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2015
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
26	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Stan Mikita and Nicklas Lidstrom have
Stan Mikita	Stat	Nicklas Lidstrom
Career
1,396	Games	1,564
Skating
541	Goals	264
926	Assists	878
1,467	Points	1,142
150	Power-play goals	132
84	Game-winning goals	35
1,264

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	Stan Mikita	Nicklas Lidstrom
19	2	—
20	6.2	—
21	9.3	8.7
22	11.3	4.8
23	14.5	10.8
24	12.4	5.4
25	10.5	13.5
26	13.9	10.5
27	13.2	11.1
28	14.4	11.2
29	14.9	13.8
30	10.6	12.6
31	9.1	10
32	14.3	12.9
33	11.2	6.6
34	13.2	—
35	7.1	15
36	5.8	13.8
37	6.8	15.1
38	6.2	12.4
39	0.4	9.3
40	—	10.3
41	—	6.6