Mika Zibanejad vs Thomas Vanek

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Mika Zibanejad and Thomas Vanek compared on their NHL careers: Mika Zibanejad played 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26, Thomas Vanek 14 seasons, 2005-06 to 2018-19.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mika Zibanejad leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Thomas Vanek in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mika Zibanejad and Thomas Vanek career totals
1,011GP1,029
348G373
470, betterA416
818, betterPTS789
2+/-5, better
271, betterPIM547
136PPG137, better
15, betterSHG3
45GWG56, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Mika Zibanejad and Thomas Vanek postseason
74GP69
19G21
44, betterA15
63, betterPTS36
0, better+/--17
12, betterPIM26
9PPG11, better
0SHG0
2GWG2
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Mika Zibanejad and Thomas Vanek all-time places
140th (818), betterPoints157th (789)
129th (348)Goals110th (373), better
173rd (470), betterAssists234th (416)
67th (136)Power-play goals66th (137), better
191st (45)Game-winning goals110th (56), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Mika Zibanejad and Thomas Vanek season by season
1st2011-122005-06
2nd2012-132006-07
3rd2013-142007-08
4th2014-152008-09
5th2015-162009-10
6th2016-172010-11
7th2017-182011-12
8th2018-192012-13
9th2019-202013-14
10th2020-212014-15
11th2021-222015-16
12th2022-232016-17
13th2023-242017-18
14th2024-252018-19
15th2025-26—