Thomas Vanek

L · #26

Thomas Vanek was a left wing. Born January 19, 1984 in Vienna, Austria, he stood 6'2", weighed 214 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 2003 (round 1, 5th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 1,029 NHL regular-season games he had 373 goals and 416 assists for 789 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,029

Goals

373

Assists

416

Points

789

NHL playoff career

Games

69

Goals

21

Assists

15

Points

36

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.36

Assists / game

0.40

Points / game

0.77

Shots / game

2.54

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

43

2006–07 · Buffalo Sabres

Assists

41

2010–11 · Buffalo Sabres

Points

84

2006–07 · Buffalo Sabres

Shots

240

2007–08 · Buffalo Sabres

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2018–19

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

2. 2017–18

   • Columbus Blue JacketsNHL
   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

3. 2016–17

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL
   • Florida PanthersNHL
   • Team EuropeWCup

4. 2015–16

   • Minnesota WildNHL

5. 2014–15

   • Minnesota WildNHL

6. 2013–14

   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL
   • New York IslandersNHL
   • AustriaOlympics

7. 2012–13

   • GrazAustria
   • Buffalo SabresNHL
   • AustriaWC-A

8. 2011–12

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

9. 2010–11

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

10. 2009–10

    • Buffalo SabresNHL

11. 2008–09

    • Buffalo SabresNHL
    • AustriaWC

12. 2007–08

    • Buffalo SabresNHL
    • AustriaWC-B

13. 2006–07

    • Buffalo SabresNHL

14. 2005–06

    • Buffalo SabresNHL

15. 2004–05

    • RochesterAHL

16. 2003–04

    • AustriaWC-A
    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
    • AustriaWJC-A

17. 2002–03

    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA

18. 2001–02

    • Sioux FallsUSHL
    • AustriaWJC-B

19. 2000–01

    • Sioux FallsUSHL

20. 1999–00

    • Sioux FallsUSHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2018–19	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	64	16	20	36	26	-12	108	4	11	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 14:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.28 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 64 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus -12 Points 36 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1481 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 108
2017–18	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Regular	19	7	8	15	8	9	47	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 14:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 9 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1489 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 47
2017–18	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	61	17	24	41	28	-12	121	4	14	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 24 Avg Toi 13:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2105 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 61 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus -12 Points 41 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.1405 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 121
2017–18	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	2	-1	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 15:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2016–17	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	48	15	23	38	16	2	99	5	11	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 14:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 48 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 2 Points 38 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1515 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 99
2016–17	NHL	Florida Panthers	Regular	20	2	8	10	6	-7	34	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 13:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -7 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
2016–17	WCup	Team Europe	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 1
2015–16	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	74	18	23	41	22	-10	146	6	14	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 15:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3158 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 74 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -10 Points 41 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.1233 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 146
2014–15	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Regular	80	21	31	52	37	-6	171	5	17	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 16:13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus -6 Points 52 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.1228 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 171
2014–15	NHL	Minnesota Wild	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	2	-7	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 14:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -7 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
2013–14	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	13	4	5	9	4	-5	50	1	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 18:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -5 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 50
2013–14	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	18	6	9	15	8	8	61	2	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 9 Avg Toi 18:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.425 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 18 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 8 Points 15 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0984 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 61
2013–14	NHL	New York Islanders	Regular	47	17	27	44	36	4	137	5	12	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 27 Avg Toi 20:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 47 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 4 Points 44 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.1241 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 137
2013–14	Olympics	Austria	Regular	4	0	1	1	4	-4	10	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 10
2013–14	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	17	5	5	10	4	-4	28	3	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 14:53 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 10 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.1786 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 28
2012–13	Austria	Graz	Regular	11	5	10	15	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 11 Goals 5 Pim 4 Points 15
2012–13	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	38	20	21	41	20	-1	119	9	14	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 18:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.6667 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 38 Goals 20 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -1 Points 41 Power Play Goals 9 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.1681 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 119
2012–13	WC-A	Austria	Regular	7	4	2	6	2	-2	—	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2011–12	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	78	26	35	61	52	-6	204	10	24	0	0	5	1	All stats Assists 35 Avg Toi 16:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 78 Goals 26 Ot Goals 1 Pim 52 Plus Minus -6 Points 61 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.1275 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 204
2010–11	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	80	32	41	73	24	2	238	11	28	0	0	5	2	All stats Assists 41 Avg Toi 17:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3077 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 80 Goals 32 Ot Goals 2 Pim 24 Plus Minus 2 Points 73 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 28 Shooting Pctg 0.1345 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 238
2010–11	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	7	5	0	5	0	-7	20	4	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 17:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -7 Points 5 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.25 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
2009–10	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	71	28	25	53	42	9	182	10	18	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 25 Avg Toi 16:46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2222 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 71 Goals 28 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus 9 Points 53 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 18 Shooting Pctg 0.1538 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 182
2009–10	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	2	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
2008–09	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	73	40	24	64	44	-1	211	20	26	2	2	5	0	All stats Assists 24 Avg Toi 17:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.1667 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 73 Goals 40 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus -1 Points 64 Power Play Goals 20 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.1896 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 211
2008–09	WC	Austria	Regular	6	1	3	4	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 4
2007–08	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	82	36	28	64	64	-5	240	19	24	0	0	9	2	All stats Assists 28 Avg Toi 16:51 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4615 Game Winning Goals 9 Games Played 82 Goals 36 Ot Goals 2 Pim 64 Plus Minus -5 Points 64 Power Play Goals 19 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.15 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 240
2007–08	WC-B	Austria	Regular	5	5	5	10	6	2	—	3	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 5 Pim 6 Plus Minus 2 Points 10 Power Play Goals 3 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	82	43	41	84	40	47	237	15	22	0	0	5	1	All stats Assists 41 Avg Toi 16:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2821 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 82 Goals 43 Ot Goals 1 Pim 40 Plus Minus 47 Points 84 Power Play Goals 15 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.1814 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 237
2006–07	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	16	6	4	10	10	2	36	1	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 16:27 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.25 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 16 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 2 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 36
2005–06	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	81	25	23	48	72	-11	204	11	24	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 14:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2174 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 81 Goals 25 Ot Goals 0 Pim 72 Plus Minus -11 Points 48 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 24 Shooting Pctg 0.1225 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 204
2005–06	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	10	2	0	2	6	-1	16	2	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 10:45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3333 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
2004–05	AHL	Rochester	Regular	74	42	26	68	62	-3	—	25	—	0	—	6	—	All stats Assists 26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 74 Goals 42 Pim 62 Plus Minus -3 Points 68 Power Play Goals 25 Shorthanded Goals 0
2004–05	AHL	Rochester	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	10	4	—	0	—	0	—	2	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 10 Plus Minus 4 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2003–04	WC-A	Austria	Regular	6	2	5	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 7
2003–04	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	Regular	38	26	25	51	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 38 Goals 26 Pim 72 Points 51
2003–04	WJC-A	Austria	Regular	6	3	1	4	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 37 Points 4
2002–03	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	Regular	45	31	31	62	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 45 Goals 31 Pim 60 Points 62
2001–02	USHL	Sioux Falls	Regular	53	46	45	91	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 53 Goals 46 Pim 54 Points 91
2001–02	WJC-B	Austria	Regular	5	5	6	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 5 Goals 5 Pim 2 Points 11
2001–02	USHL	Sioux Falls	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 9 Points 0
2000–01	USHL	Sioux Falls	Regular	20	19	10	29	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 20 Goals 19 Pim 15 Points 29
2000–01	USHL	Sioux Falls	Playoffs	8	5	4	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 5 Pim 2 Points 9
1999–00	USHL	Sioux Falls	Regular	35	15	18	33	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 35 Goals 15 Pim 12 Points 33
1999–00	USHL	Sioux Falls	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1

NHL game-by-game archive

64 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 12, 11:55 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com