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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 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Daniel Sedin VAN · 84 P in 81 GP Andrew Brunette COL · 83 P in 82 GP Ray Whitney CAR · 83 P in 81 GP Michael Nylander NYR · 83 P in 79 GP Evgeni Malkin PIT · 85 P in 78 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

2006-07 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 43 41 84 47 40 237 30 1.02 18.1 16:47

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 2006-07 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 8, 2007 @ PHI L 3-4 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 15:52
Apr 7, 2007 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 15:36
Apr 5, 2007 vs BOS W 4-2 2 1 3 2 2 6 1 16:26
Apr 3, 2007 @ PIT W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 11:32
Mar 31, 2007 @ MTL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 18:40
Mar 30, 2007 vs NYI W 6-4 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 16:00
Mar 28, 2007 vs NJD W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:01
Mar 24, 2007 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:38
Mar 23, 2007 vs TOR W 5-4 2 1 3 1 2 4 0 16:34
Mar 21, 2007 vs WSH W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 15:30
Mar 18, 2007 @ ATL L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 15:55
Mar 16, 2007 @ TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:17
Mar 15, 2007 @ FLA W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 13:47
Mar 13, 2007 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:17
Mar 10, 2007 vs NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:53
Mar 9, 2007 vs MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 14:02
Mar 7, 2007 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:47
Mar 3, 2007 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 19:38
Mar 2, 2007 vs MTL W 8-5 2 0 2 3 0 6 1 19:37
Feb 27, 2007 @ TOR W 6-1 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 17:21
Feb 24, 2007 @ OTT L 5-6 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 21:43
Feb 22, 2007 vs OTT W 6-5 (SO) 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 20:53
Feb 20, 2007 vs PHI W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:12
Feb 17, 2007 vs BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:04
Feb 15, 2007 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 19:19
Feb 10, 2007 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 17:32
Feb 7, 2007 vs OTT W 3-2 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 15:22
Feb 6, 2007 @ ATL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 13:22
Feb 3, 2007 @ NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:08
Feb 1, 2007 @ BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:35
Jan 30, 2007 vs BOS W 7-1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 16:27
Jan 27, 2007 @ NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 12:03
Jan 26, 2007 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 4 4 1 16:38
Jan 20, 2007 @ MTL L 3-4 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 17:17
Jan 19, 2007 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 20:24
Jan 17, 2007 vs BOS W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:11
Jan 15, 2007 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:55
Jan 13, 2007 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:22
Jan 11, 2007 vs TOR L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 17:45
Jan 10, 2007 @ CHI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:57
Jan 6, 2007 @ TOR W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 14:38
Jan 5, 2007 vs PIT L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 15:01
Jan 3, 2007 @ OTT L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:59
Jan 1, 2007 vs NYI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:40
Dec 30, 2006 vs ATL W 4-1 2 1 3 2 2 8 0 16:16
Dec 28, 2006 vs CAR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 18:06
Dec 26, 2006 vs WSH W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 17:13
Dec 23, 2006 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:42
Dec 21, 2006 @ NSH W 7-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:44
Dec 19, 2006 vs MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 16:46
Dec 16, 2006 vs OTT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 17:03
Dec 14, 2006 vs FLA W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 18:14
Dec 12, 2006 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:09
Dec 9, 2006 @ MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:52
Dec 7, 2006 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 18:02
Dec 5, 2006 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:08
Dec 2, 2006 @ WSH L 4-7 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 19:11
Dec 1, 2006 vs NYR W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 17:41
Nov 26, 2006 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 18:26
Nov 24, 2006 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:49
Nov 22, 2006 vs TOR W 7-4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 18:33
Nov 20, 2006 vs TBL W 7-2 2 0 2 -1 0 4 0 14:20
Nov 18, 2006 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 17:14
Nov 17, 2006 vs PIT W 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 5 0 15:45
Nov 15, 2006 vs OTT L 2-4 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 15:45
Nov 13, 2006 @ CAR W 7-4 1 1 2 1 2 8 1 16:37
Nov 11, 2006 @ PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:22
Nov 10, 2006 vs FLA W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 17:43
Nov 5, 2006 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 16:59
Nov 4, 2006 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:02
Nov 2, 2006 @ BOS W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 19:16
Oct 28, 2006 vs ATL L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 18:33
Oct 26, 2006 @ NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:15
Oct 23, 2006 @ MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 17:02
Oct 21, 2006 @ BOS W 6-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 1 16:44
Oct 20, 2006 vs CAR W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 16:36
Oct 17, 2006 vs PHI W 9-1 2 2 4 5 0 4 1 12:39
Oct 14, 2006 vs NYR W 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:58
Oct 13, 2006 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 14:00
Oct 7, 2006 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:52
Oct 6, 2006 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 16:08
Oct 4, 2006 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:01