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Thomas Vanek

#26 · Left wing · Detroit Red Wings

Born Jan 19, 1984 in Vienna, AUT · 6'2", 214 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 5th overall in 2003 by BUF (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Bryan Smolinski OTT · 48 P in 81 GP Scott Hartnell NSH · 48 P in 81 GP Mark Bell CHI · 48 P in 82 GP Martin Erat NSH · 49 P in 80 GP Scott Young STL · 49 P in 79 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802005-06: 48 points4805-062006-07: 84 points8406-072007-08: 64 points6407-082008-09: 64 points6408-092009-10: 53 points5309-102010-11: 73 points7310-112011-12: 61 points6111-122012-13: 41 points4112-132013-14: 68 points6813-142014-15: 52 points5214-152015-16: 41 points4115-162016-17: 48 points4816-172017-18: 56 points5617-182018-19: 36 points3618-19

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 BUF 81 25 23 48 -11 72 204 22 0.59
2006-07 BUF 82 43 41 84 47 40 237 30 1.02
2007-08 BUF 82 36 28 64 -5 64 240 45 0.78 $7.143M
2008-09 BUF 73 40 24 64 -1 44 211 34 0.88 $7.143M
2009-10 BUF 71 28 25 53 9 42 182 46 0.75 $7.143M
2010-11 BUF 80 32 41 73 2 24 238 30 0.91 $7.143M
2011-12 BUF 78 26 35 61 -6 52 204 34 0.78 $7.143M
2012-13 BUF 38 20 21 41 -1 20 119 13 1.08 $7.143M
2013-14 BUF 13 4 5 9 -5 4 50 3 0.69 $7.143M
2013-14 NYI 47 17 27 44 4 36 137 17 0.94
2013-14 MTL 18 6 9 15 8 8 61 10 0.83
2014-15 MIN 80 21 31 52 -6 37 171 32 0.65 $6.5M
2015-16 MIN 74 18 23 41 -10 22 146 18 0.55 $6.5M
2016-17 DET 48 15 23 38 2 16 99 23 0.79 $2.6M
2016-17 FLA 20 2 8 10 -7 6 34 6 0.50
2017-18 VAN 61 17 24 41 -12 28 121 29 0.67 $2M
2017-18 CBJ 19 7 8 15 9 8 47 7 0.79
2018-19 DET 64 16 20 36 -12 26 108 38 0.56 $3M
14 seasons Career 1029 373 416 789 5 549 2609 437 0.77

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 BUF 10 2 0 2 -1 6 16 3 0.20
2006-07 BUF 16 6 4 10 2 10 36 4 0.63
2009-10 BUF 3 2 1 3 1 2 10 3 1.00
2010-11 BUF 7 5 0 5 -7 0 20 5 0.71
2013-14 MTL 17 5 5 10 -4 4 28 16 0.59
2014-15 MIN 10 0 4 4 -7 2 19 9 0.40
2017-18 CBJ 6 1 1 2 -1 2 13 2 0.33
7 seasons Playoffs 69 21 15 36 -17 26 142 42 0.52

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 25 23 48 -11 72 204 22 0.59 12.3 14:44

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2018-19 to 2018-19 $3M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $2M
2016-17 to 2016-17 $2.6M
2014-15 to 2015-16 $6.5M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $7.143M
2007-08 to 2013-14 $7.143M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 18, 2006 @ CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:25
Apr 16, 2006 vs TOR W 6-0 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 16:04
Apr 15, 2006 @ MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:43
Apr 12, 2006 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 08:18
Apr 8, 2006 @ OTT W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 13:31
Apr 7, 2006 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:35
Apr 5, 2006 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:11
Apr 1, 2006 @ TOR L 0-7 0 0 0 -3 2 2 0 12:16
Mar 30, 2006 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 16:55
Mar 29, 2006 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:23
Mar 27, 2006 @ NYR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:58
Mar 25, 2006 @ BOS L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:00
Mar 24, 2006 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:02
Mar 22, 2006 vs CAR L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18:49
Mar 20, 2006 @ ATL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 10:12
Mar 18, 2006 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:31
Mar 16, 2006 vs TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:21
Mar 14, 2006 @ WSH W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:40
Mar 12, 2006 vs BOS W 6-2 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 15:17
Mar 11, 2006 @ PHI W 6-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 11:09
Mar 9, 2006 vs TBL W 8-5 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 12:23
Mar 7, 2006 vs BOS W 3-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 14:38
Mar 4, 2006 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:31
Mar 3, 2006 vs TOR W 6-2 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 13:12
Mar 1, 2006 vs ATL L 2-4 0 1 1 0 4 5 0 17:07
Feb 12, 2006 @ CAR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:37
Feb 11, 2006 vs FLA W 5-3 2 0 2 2 4 7 1 17:15
Feb 9, 2006 vs MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 13:13
Feb 7, 2006 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:09
Feb 4, 2006 vs OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:38
Feb 2, 2006 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:05
Jan 31, 2006 @ ATL W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 15:26
Jan 26, 2006 @ TOR W 8-4 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 11:52
Jan 24, 2006 @ NYR W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 14:32
Jan 21, 2006 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:44
Jan 19, 2006 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:50
Jan 16, 2006 @ EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11:44
Jan 14, 2006 vs LAK W 10-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:40
Jan 12, 2006 vs PHX L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 14:33
Jan 7, 2006 vs NJD L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 3 1 18:25
Jan 5, 2006 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 17:53
Jan 1, 2006 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 16:20
Dec 30, 2005 vs ATL W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 12:37
Dec 29, 2005 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 17:16
Dec 26, 2005 vs NYI W 6-3 1 1 2 1 4 4 0 15:45
Dec 23, 2005 @ TBL W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:05
Dec 22, 2005 @ FLA L 1-4 1 0 1 -2 2 3 0 15:00
Dec 19, 2005 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:34
Dec 17, 2005 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:12
Dec 16, 2005 @ PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:48
Dec 14, 2005 vs DAL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 12:40
Dec 11, 2005 @ MIN W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 13:38
Dec 8, 2005 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:33
Dec 4, 2005 @ COL W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 12:52
Dec 2, 2005 vs SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:35
Dec 1, 2005 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:13
Nov 29, 2005 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:21
Nov 27, 2005 @ WSH W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 14:12
Nov 25, 2005 vs MTL W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:38
Nov 23, 2005 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 13:25
Nov 22, 2005 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 12:44
Nov 19, 2005 @ BOS W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 13:25
Nov 17, 2005 vs WSH W 8-5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13:30
Nov 15, 2005 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:14
Nov 12, 2005 @ OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 15:33
Nov 11, 2005 vs TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 16:34
Nov 9, 2005 vs CAR L 3-5 2 1 3 1 0 8 0 16:11
Nov 5, 2005 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:03
Nov 4, 2005 vs MTL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 11:43
Nov 2, 2005 vs OTT L 4-10 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 16:38
Oct 29, 2005 @ NYI W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:06
Oct 28, 2005 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:57
Oct 26, 2005 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:09
Oct 22, 2005 vs NYR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:29
Oct 20, 2005 @ BOS W 4-3 0 2 2 -1 4 4 0 14:50
Oct 15, 2005 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 18:18
Oct 13, 2005 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22:44
Oct 10, 2005 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 20:53
Oct 8, 2005 @ OTT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 6 2 21:19
Oct 7, 2005 vs BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 17:05
Oct 5, 2005 vs NYI W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 16:24