Vitek Vanecek
Player profile and career history
G · #41 · New York Islanders
Vitek Vanecek is a goaltender for the New York Islanders. Born January 9, 1996 in Havlickuv Brod, Czechia, he stands 6'2", weighs 188 lbs and catches left. He was drafted in 2014 (round 2, 39th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 210 NHL regular-season games he has 101 wins and 11 shutouts.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 210
- Wins
- 101
- GAA
- 2.84
- Save %
- 0.900
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 6
- Games Played
- 210
- Games Started
- 195
- Goals
- 0
- Goals Against
- 555
- Goals Against Avg
- 2.8364
- Losses
- 69
- Ot Losses
- 24
- Pim
- 2
- Save Pctg
- 0.9004
- Shots Against
- 5573
- Shutouts
- 11
- Time On Ice
- 11740:08
- Wins
- 101
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 10
- Wins
- 2
- GAA
- 4.52
- Save %
- 0.834
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 1
- Games Played
- 10
- Games Started
- 7
- Goals
- 0
- Goals Against
- 29
- Goals Against Avg
- 4.5244
- Losses
- 4
- Ot Losses
- 0
- Pim
- 2
- Save Pctg
- 0.8343
- Shots Against
- 175
- Shutouts
- 0
- Time On Ice
- 384:35
- Wins
- 2
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.
- Wins
- 33 2022–23 · New Jersey Devils
- Shutouts
- 4 2021–22 · Washington Capitals
- Games
- 52 2022–23 · New Jersey Devils
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.
2026–27
- Hamilton HammersAHL
2025–26
2024–25
- San Jose BarracudaAHL
Florida PanthersNHL
San Jose SharksNHL
2023–24
2022–23
2021–22
- Hershey BearsAHL
Washington CapitalsNHL
2020–21
2019–20
- Hershey BearsAHL
2018–19
- Hershey BearsAHL
2017–18
- Hershey BearsAHL
- South Carolina StingraysECHL
2016–17
- Hershey BearsAHL
2015–16
- Hershey BearsAHL
- South CarolinaECHL
- South Carolina StingraysECHL
- Czechia U20WJC-20
- CzechiaWJC-A
2014–15
- LiberecCzRep
- BenatkyCzRep-2
- Liberec Jr.CzRep-Jr.
- Bili Tygri LiberecCzech
- Bili Tygri Liberec U20Czech U20
- HC Benatky nad JizerouCzech2
- Czechia U20WJC-20
- CzechiaWJC-A
2013–14
- Liberec Jr.CzRep-Jr.
- CzechiaWJ18-A
2012–13
- Havl. Brod U18CzR-U18
- Havl. Brod Jr.CzRep-Jr.
- BK Havlickuv Brod U18Czech U18
2011–12
- Havl. Brod U18CzR-U18
2010–11
- Havl. Brod U18CzR-U18
2009–10
- BK Havlickuv Brod U16Czech U16
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 | W | L | GAA | SV% | SO | Starts | OTL | SA | GA | |
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| 2026–27 | AHL | Hamilton Hammers | Regular | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.88 | 0.897 | 0 | — | 1 | 58 | 6 | All stats
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| 2025–26 | NHL | Regular | 22 | 5 | 13 | 2.93 | 0.883 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 506 | 59 | All stats
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| 2024–25 | AHL | San Jose Barracuda | Regular | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.917 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | 2 | All stats
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| 2024–25 | NHL | Regular | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 | 0.890 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 191 | 21 | All stats
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| 2024–25 | NHL | Regular | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3.88 | 0.882 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 533 | 63 | All stats
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| 2023–24 | NHL | Regular | 32 | 17 | 9 | 3.18 | 0.890 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 862 | 95 | All stats
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| 2022–23 | NHL | Regular | 52 | 33 | 11 | 2.45 | 0.911 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 1,333 | 119 | All stats
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| 2022–23 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4.64 | 0.825 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 21 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Regular | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.03 | 0.913 | 0 | — | 0 | 23 | 2 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Regular | 42 | 20 | 12 | 2.67 | 0.908 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 1,117 | 103 | All stats
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| 2021–22 | NHL | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.21 | 0.863 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Regular | 37 | 21 | 10 | 2.69 | 0.908 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 1,031 | 95 | All stats
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| 2020–21 | NHL | Playoffs | 1 | — | — | 4.56 | 0.750 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | All stats
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| 2019–20 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Regular | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2.26 | 0.917 | 2 | — | 1 | 827 | 69 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Regular | 38 | 21 | 10 | 2.62 | 0.907 | 2 | — | 9 | 1,042 | 97 | All stats
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| 2018–19 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2.25 | 0.935 | 1 | — | 9 | 139 | 9 | All stats
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| 2017–18 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Regular | 32 | — | — | 3.04 | 0.888 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2017–18 | ECHL | South Carolina Stingrays | Regular | 2 | — | — | 2.01 | 0.935 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2016–17 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Regular | 39 | — | — | 2.54 | 0.909 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2016–17 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Playoffs | 4 | — | — | 2.75 | 0.910 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2015–16 | AHL | Hershey Bears | Regular | 1 | — | — | 0.92 | 0.962 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2015–16 | ECHL | South Carolina Stingrays | Regular | 32 | — | — | 2.03 | 0.917 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2015–16 | WJC-20 | Czechia U20 | Regular | 5 | — | — | 2.73 | 0.881 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2015–16 | WJC-A | Czechia | Regular | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.73 | 0.881 | 1 | — | — | 101 | 12 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | ECHL | South Carolina | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2.31 | 0.914 | 1 | — | — | 278 | 24 | All stats
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| 2015–16 | ECHL | South Carolina Stingrays | Playoffs | 11 | — | — | 2.31 | 0.914 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2014–15 | CzRep | Liberec | Regular | 6 | — | — | 2.67 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | CzRep-2 | Benatky | Regular | 20 | — | — | 2.24 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | CzRep-Jr. | Liberec Jr. | Regular | 4 | — | — | 3.60 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | Czech | Bili Tygri Liberec | Regular | 2 | — | — | 1.50 | 0.943 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 3 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | Czech U20 | Bili Tygri Liberec U20 | Regular | 4 | — | — | 3.60 | 0.919 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2014–15 | Czech2 | HC Benatky nad Jizerou | Regular | 20 | — | — | 2.24 | 0.925 | 0 | — | — | 588 | 44 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | WJC-20 | Czechia U20 | Regular | 3 | — | — | 4.31 | 0.829 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2014–15 | WJC-A | Czechia | Regular | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.31 | 0.829 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 13 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | CzRep-2 | Benatky | Playoffs | 5 | — | — | 2.77 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | All stats
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| 2014–15 | Czech | Bili Tygri Liberec | Playoffs | 4 | — | — | 3.26 | 0.870 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2014–15 | Czech2 | HC Benatky nad Jizerou | Playoffs | 5 | — | — | 2.77 | 0.902 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2013–14 | CzRep-Jr. | Liberec Jr. | Regular | 38 | — | — | 2.64 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 95 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | WJ18-A | Czechia | Regular | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.74 | — | 0 | — | — | 194 | 20 | All stats
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| 2013–14 | CzRep-Jr. | Liberec Jr. | Playoffs | 4 | — | — | 4.23 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | All stats
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| 2012–13 | CzR-U18 | Havl. Brod U18 | Regular | 36 | — | — | 3.22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 108 | All stats
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| 2012–13 | CzRep-Jr. | Havl. Brod Jr. | Regular | 2 | — | — | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | Czech U18 | BK Havlickuv Brod U18 | Playoffs | 5 | — | — | 2.53 | 0.937 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2011–12 | CzR-U18 | Havl. Brod U18 | Regular | 7 | — | — | 4.09 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | CzR-U18 | Havl. Brod U18 | Regular | 1 | — | — | 6.00 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Czech U16 | BK Havlickuv Brod U16 | Regular | 7 | — | — | 4.35 | 0.874 | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
22 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | Decision | SA | GA | SV% | TOI | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | UTA | vs STL | L | 10 | 1 | 0.900 | 18:31 | All stats
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| 2026-04-12 | UTA | at CGY | L | 23 | 4 | 0.826 | 59:46 | All stats
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| 2026-03-26 | UTA | vs WSH | L | 23 | 6 | 0.739 | 49:54 | All stats
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| 2026-03-24 | UTA | vs EDM | – | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 17:28 | All stats
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| 2026-03-20 | UTA | vs ANA | L | 22 | 2 | 0.909 | 59:06 | All stats
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| 2026-03-16 | UTA | at DAL | W | 30 | 3 | 0.900 | 59:32 | All stats
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| 2026-03-09 | UTA | at CHI | O | 26 | 3 | 0.885 | 62:36 | All stats
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| 2026-03-05 | UTA | at PHI | W | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2026-01-27 | UTA | at FLA | W | 30 | 3 | 0.900 | 59:58 | All stats
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| 2026-01-11 | UTA | vs CBJ | O | 36 | 3 | 0.917 | 61:01 | All stats
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| 2025-12-29 | UTA | vs NSH | L | 26 | 4 | 0.846 | 58:15 | All stats
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| 2025-12-23 | UTA | at COL | L | 26 | 1 | 0.962 | 57:42 | All stats
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| 2025-12-16 | UTA | at BOS | L | 23 | 4 | 0.826 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2025-12-06 | UTA | at CGY | L | 22 | 1 | 0.955 | 59:10 | All stats
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| 2025-12-01 | UTA | at SJS | L | 21 | 3 | 0.857 | 46:51 | All stats
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| 2025-11-28 | UTA | at DAL | L | 28 | 4 | 0.857 | 58:25 | All stats
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| 2025-11-18 | UTA | at SJS | O | 22 | 3 | 0.864 | 62:52 | All stats
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| 2025-11-09 | UTA | at OTT | L | 25 | 4 | 0.840 | 57:14 | All stats
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| 2025-11-05 | UTA | at TOR | L | 18 | 4 | 0.778 | 58:19 | All stats
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| 2025-10-26 | UTA | at WPG | W | 30 | 2 | 0.933 | 60:00 | All stats
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| 2025-10-19 | UTA | vs BOS | W | 26 | 2 | 0.923 | 59:55 | All stats
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| 2025-10-13 | UTA | at CHI | L | 13 | 2 | 0.846 | 59:40 | All stats
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals against | Shots against | Save % | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | STL | 1 | 10 | 0.900 | 18:31 |
| 2026-04-12 | CGY | 4 | 23 | 0.826 | 59:46 |
| 2026-03-26 | WSH | 6 | 23 | 0.739 | 49:54 |
| 2026-03-24 | EDM | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 17:28 |
| 2026-03-20 | ANA | 2 | 22 | 0.909 | 59:06 |
Awards
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 11, 6:35 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.