ForensicHockey

Left WingRetired·Scorer

Thomas Vanek

Born January 19, 1984 · Vienna, AUT

Draft 2003 · BUF round 1 #5

64

GP

16

G

20

A

36

PTS

Career

373G 416A 789P

Bio

Position
Left Wing
Height
6'2"
Weight
214 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#26

Drafted 2003 by BUF · Round 1, #5 overall

75OVR

Middle Six

Scorer

Scoring41

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking34

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production37

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play34

Power play points contribution

Skating43

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting65

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

64 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

21

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

26

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

46

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

138

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

5

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

14

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.56

current rate

Goals/Game

0.25

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

14.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.79

2016–17

0.50

2016–17

0.67

2017–18

0.79

2017–18

0.56

2018–19

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.66

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2019-03-23VGK000200.15
2019-03-21STL202501.88
2019-03-19NYR000310.38
2019-03-16NYI000300.22
2019-03-14TBL011100.68

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Producer (limited sample)

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 64 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.25 · 40 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.31 · 42 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.56 · 45 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
1029
Goals
373
Assists
416
Points
789
+/-
5
PIM
549
Shots
2609

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
69
Goals
21
Assists
15
Points
36
+/-
-17
PIM
26
Shots
142

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2018–19Detroit Red Wings64162036-12
2017–18Vancouver Canucks61172441-12
2017–18Columbus Blue Jackets1978159
2016–17Detroit Red Wings481523382
2016–17Florida Panthers202810-7
2016–17Team Europe6011-2
2015–16Minnesota Wild74182341-10
2014–15Minnesota Wild80213152-6
2013–14Buffalo Sabres13459-5
2013–14New York Islanders471727444
2013–14Montréal Canadiens1869158
2013–14Austria4011-4
2012–13Buffalo Sabres38202141-1
2012–13Austria7426-2
2012–13Graz1151015
2011–12Buffalo Sabres78263561-6
2010–11Buffalo Sabres803241732
2009–10Buffalo Sabres712825539
2008–09Buffalo Sabres73402464-1
2008–09Austria6134-1
2007–08Buffalo Sabres82362864-5
2007–08Austria555102
2006–07Buffalo Sabres8243418447
2005–06Buffalo Sabres81252348-11
2004–05Rochester74422668-3
2003–04U. Of Minnesota38262551
2003–04Austria6314
2003–04Austria6257
2002–03U. Of Minnesota45313162
2001–02Sioux Falls53464591
2001–02Austria55611
2000–01Sioux Falls20191029
1999–00Sioux Falls35151833