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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Kovalev MTL · 65 P in 78 GP Jason Blake TOR · 63 P in 78 GP Devin Setoguchi SJS · 65 P in 81 GP J-P Dumont NSH · 65 P in 82 GP Loui Eriksson DAL · 63 P in 82 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
73 40 24 64 -1 44 211 34 0.88 19.0 17:12

Contract

$7.143MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$112KCap dollars per point64 points in 73 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2013-14, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2008-09 $7.143M
2009-10 $7.143M
2010-11 $7.143M
2011-12 $7.143M
2012-13 $7.143M
2013-14 $7.143M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

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 2008-09 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 11, 2009 vs BOS W 6-1 2 1 3 2 2 5 0 12:27
Apr 9, 2009 @ CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:32
Apr 8, 2009 @ TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 12:12
Apr 6, 2009 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:54
Apr 4, 2009 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 18:56
Apr 3, 2009 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:26
Apr 1, 2009 @ ATL L 2-3 (OT) 2 0 2 -2 0 7 1 18:40
Mar 28, 2009 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 14:47
Mar 27, 2009 vs TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:02
Mar 25, 2009 vs FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:23
Mar 21, 2009 @ NYR L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 16:27
Mar 20, 2009 vs PHI L 4-6 1 0 1 0 2 5 5 19:34
Mar 17, 2009 @ OTT L 2-4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 14:29
Mar 14, 2009 vs ATL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:27
Mar 12, 2009 vs FLA W 3-1 1 0 1 -1 2 3 0 14:45
Mar 10, 2009 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 12:37
Mar 7, 2009 @ OTT L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 14:16
Mar 6, 2009 vs PHX W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 15:27
Mar 4, 2009 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 13:42
Feb 7, 2009 @ OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:07
Feb 6, 2009 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:34
Feb 4, 2009 vs TOR W 5-0 3 1 4 2 0 6 1 17:40
Feb 2, 2009 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:37
Jan 31, 2009 @ PHX W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:59
Jan 28, 2009 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 17:43
Jan 27, 2009 @ EDM W 10-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 17:06
Jan 21, 2009 @ TBL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 15:22
Jan 19, 2009 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:25
Jan 17, 2009 vs CAR W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15:03
Jan 15, 2009 @ DAL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 22:53
Jan 14, 2009 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:47
Jan 10, 2009 @ DET L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15:22
Jan 9, 2009 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:13
Jan 6, 2009 vs OTT W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 18:04
Jan 3, 2009 @ BOS W 4-2 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 16:07
Jan 1, 2009 @ TOR W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 17:14
Dec 30, 2008 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 18:57
Dec 27, 2008 vs NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 16:41
Dec 26, 2008 @ WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15:56
Dec 22, 2008 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 8 0 17:28
Dec 20, 2008 @ MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18:28
Dec 19, 2008 vs LAK W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 17:06
Dec 17, 2008 vs NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:42
Dec 13, 2008 @ NJD W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 19:48
Dec 12, 2008 vs TOR L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 22:18
Dec 10, 2008 vs TBL W 4-2 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 21:02
Dec 8, 2008 @ PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 1 4 2 1 17:47
Dec 6, 2008 @ TBL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:09
Dec 4, 2008 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:15
Dec 1, 2008 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:17
Nov 29, 2008 @ MTL L 2-3 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 19:29
Nov 28, 2008 vs PIT W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 19:30
Nov 26, 2008 vs BOS W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 16:39
Nov 22, 2008 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 13:40
Nov 21, 2008 vs PHI L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 5 0 21:14
Nov 19, 2008 @ BOS L 4-7 2 1 3 1 0 4 1 16:58
Nov 15, 2008 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 16:59
Nov 14, 2008 vs CBJ L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 18:55
Nov 12, 2008 vs STL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:14
Nov 8, 2008 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:23
Nov 7, 2008 vs ATL L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 18:44
Nov 3, 2008 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 15:32
Nov 1, 2008 vs WSH W 5-0 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 17:58
Oct 30, 2008 vs TBL L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 21:08
Oct 27, 2008 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:57
Oct 25, 2008 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:17
Oct 23, 2008 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 18:29
Oct 21, 2008 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:32
Oct 18, 2008 @ ATL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 4 7 0 24:14
Oct 17, 2008 vs VAN W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 7 0 16:36
Oct 15, 2008 @ NYR W 3-1 2 0 2 0 0 7 1 18:10
Oct 13, 2008 @ NYI W 7-1 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 21:42
Oct 10, 2008 vs MTL W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 8 0 20:52