Thomas Vanek stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,029
- G
- 373
- A
- 416
- PTS
- 789
- +/-
- 5
- PIM
- 547
- PPG
- 137
- GWG
- 56
Ranked among NHL players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | BUF | 81 | 25 | 23 | 48 | -11 | 72 | 11 | 4 |
| 2006-07 | BUF | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 5 |
| 2007-08 | BUF | 82 | 36 | 28 | 64 | -5 | 64 | 19 | 9 |
| 2008-09 | BUF | 73 | 40 | 24 | 64 | -1 | 44 | 20 | 5 |
| 2009-10 | BUF | 71 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 42 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010-11 | BUF | 80 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | BUF | 78 | 26 | 35 | 61 | -6 | 52 | 10 | 5 |
| 2012-13 | BUF | 38 | 20 | 21 | 41 | -1 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 2013-14 |  BUF/MTL/NYI | 78 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | MIN | 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | -6 | 37 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 74 | 18 | 23 | 41 | -10 | 22 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016-17 |  DET/FLA | 68 | 17 | 31 | 48 | -5 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017-18 |  VAN/CBJ | 80 | 24 | 32 | 56 | -3 | 36 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | DET | 64 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -12 | 26 | 4 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 69
- G
- 21
- A
- 15
- PTS
- 36
- +/-
- -17
- PIM
- 26
- PPG
- 11
- GWG
- 2
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,029
- G
- 0.4
- A
- 0.4
- PTS
- 0.8
- +/-
- 5
- PIM
- 0.5
- PPG
- 0.1
- GWG
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — percentages, plus/minus, goals-against average and time on ice are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | +/-: Goals for minus goals against while the player was on the ice at even strength or short-handed. | PIM: Penalty minutes — time served in the box. | PPG: Power-play goals, scored with a man advantage. | GWG: Game-winning goals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | BUF | 81 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -11 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | BUF | 82 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 47 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2007-08 | BUF | 82 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2008-09 | BUF | 73 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2009-10 | BUF | 71 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2010-11 | BUF | 80 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2011-12 | BUF | 78 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2012-13 | BUF | 38 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2013-14 | BUF/MTL/NYI | 78 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2014-15 | MIN | 80 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 74 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2016-17 | DET/FLA | 68 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2017-18 | VAN/CBJ | 80 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | DET | 64 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -12 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2003
Latest performance
Thomas Vanek
Mar 23 · @ VGK · W 3-2 OT
- A
- 0
- G
- 0
- S
- 2
- +/-
- 0
- GWG
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- PPA
- 0
- PPG
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 23 | at VGKW 3-2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thu, Mar 21 | at STLL 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tue, Mar 19 | at NYRW 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat, Mar 16 | vsNYIW 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thu, Mar 14 | vs TBL 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Mar 12 | at MTLL 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
What were Thomas Vanek's career stats?
Thomas Vanek played 14 seasons for the Sabres, the Wild and the Red Wings. He had 373 goals and 416 assists for 789 points in 1,029 games.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2005-06 to 2018-19
All-time career rank
- 153rd in points (789)
- 107th in goals (373)
- 228th in assists (416)
- 63rd in power-play goals (137)
- 107th in game-winning goals (56)
Among the 3,854 NHL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Thomas Vanek
Playoff series
Thomas Vanek played 69 games across 7 NHL postseasons in 14 series — 7 won, 7 lost.
| G: Goals scored. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 |  WSH | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | STL | Won 4-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014-15 |  CHI | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | TB | Won 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013-14 |  BOS | Won 4-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | NYR | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010-11 |  PHI | Lost 3-4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009-10 | BOS | Lost 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006-07 | NYI | Won 4-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006-07 | NYR | Won 4-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006-07 |  OTT | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005-06 | PHI | Won 4-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005-06 | OTT | Won 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 |  CAR | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals, from NHL game logs since the 1995-96 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Thomas Vanek against each club
- vs Boston Bruins (77)
- vs Ottawa Senators (71)
- vs Montreal Canadiens (67)
- vs Toronto Maple Leafs (64)
- vs Philadelphia Flyers (57)
- vs New York Rangers (56)
- vs Tampa Bay Lightning (53)
- vs Washington Capitals (49)
- vs Florida Panthers (47)
- vs Winnipeg Jets (46)
- vs New York Islanders (45)
- vs Pittsburgh Penguins (44)
- vs Carolina Hurricanes (41)
- vs New Jersey Devils (39)
- vs Chicago Blackhawks (29)
- vs St. Louis Blues (29)
- vs Colorado Avalanche (25)
- vs Dallas Stars (25)
- vs Anaheim Ducks (22)
- vs Columbus Blue Jackets (22)
- vs Detroit Red Wings (21)
- vs Nashville Predators (21)
- vs San Jose Sharks (21)
- vs Calgary Flames (20)
- vs Los Angeles Kings (20)
- vs Edmonton Oilers (16)
- vs Vancouver Canucks (16)
- vs Buffalo Sabres (15)
- vs Minnesota Wild (13)
- vs Vegas Golden Knights (5)
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