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Thomas Vanek's 2006-2007 season

Points
84
NHL#19
Goals
43
NHL#5
Assists
41
NHL#60
Plus/minus
+47
NHL#1
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Left winger Thomas Vanek was 22 years old when the 2006-2007 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played all 82 games and scored 43 goals and 41 assists for 84 points, 1.02 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 10 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2006-2007Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Thomas Vanek plays the 2006-2007 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Thomas was 22 years old when the 2006-2007 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–2CAR
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:01TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–5BUF
      W
      game 2/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG16:08TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–3OTT
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:52TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2DET
      W
      game 4/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP14:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–7BUF
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG14:58TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–9BUF
      W
      game 6/822
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +5+/-4SOG12:39TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      CAR4–5BUF
      W
      game 7/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP16:36TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF6–2BOS
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP16:44TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF4–1MTL
      W
      game 9/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–0NYI
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:15TOI
    • The game
      ATL5–4BUF
      L
      game 11/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP18:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 2006
    • The game
      BUF5–4BOS
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG19:16TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR4–1BUF
      L
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:02TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3NYR
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG16:59TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA4–5BUF
      W
      game 15/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP17:43TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF5–4PHI
      W
      game 16/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG16:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF7–4CAR
      W
      game 17/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP16:37TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT4–2BUF
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG15:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–4BUF
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG15:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–4OTT
      L
      game 20/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:14TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–7BUF
      W
      game 21/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP14:20TOI
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      26
      points
      NHL#10
      15
      goals
      NHL#3
      11
      assists
      NHL#52
      BUF
      17-3-1W-L-OT35Points
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–7BUF
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP18:33TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–1BUF
      L
      game 23/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      W
      game 24/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP18:26TOI
      +2 points
    • December 2006
    • The game
      NYR3–4BUF
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG17:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–7WSH
      L
      game 26/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG19:11TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–1TBL
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:08TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3FLA
      L
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:02TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 29/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2NJD
      W
      game 30/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:09TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–2BUF
      W
      game 31/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG18:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT3–1BUF
      L
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:03TOI
    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      L
      game 33/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG16:46TOI
    • The game
      BUF7–2NSH
      W
      game 34/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG16:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3STL
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:42TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–6BUF
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG17:13TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR1–4BUF
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG18:06TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      ATL1–4BUF
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP16:16TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI1–3BUF
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–6OTT
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG18:59TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–2BUF
      L
      game 41/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG15:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      43
      points
      NHL#24
      22
      goals
      NHL#10
      21
      assists
      NHL#63
      BUF
      29-9-3W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–3TOR
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG14:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–1CHI
      W
      game 43/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP17:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL3–2BUF
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:22TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3BOS
      L
      game 46/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:55TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–6BUF
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP16:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      W
      game 48/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG20:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4MTL
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG17:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3CBJ
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG16:38TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–5NYI
      L
      game 51/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG12:03TOI
    • The game
      BOS1–7BUF
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP16:27TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Thomas Vanek reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Boston Bruins · January 30

    • The game
      BUF3–1BOS
      W
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:35TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3NJD
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG14:08TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3ATL
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP13:22TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Thomas Vanek reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Atlanta Thrashers · February 6

    • The game
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      game 56/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP15:22TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      W
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM1–2BUF
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 59/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:04TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–6BUF
      W
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:12TOI
    • The game
      OTT5–6BUF
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP20:53TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF5–6OTT
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP21:43TOI
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      60
      points
      NHL#32
      32
      goals
      NHL#11
      28
      assists
      NHL#83
      BUF
      41-16-5W-L-OT87Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Northeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF6–1TOR
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG17:21TOI
      +2 assists
    • March 2007
    • The game
      MTL5–8BUF
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-6SOG19:37TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–1TOR
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:38TOI
    • The game
      COL3–2BUF
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:47TOI
    • The game
      MIN5–1BUF
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG14:02TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–2BUF
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG16:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–5PIT
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:17TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3FLA
      W
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG13:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2TBL
      W
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG11:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4ATL
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG15:55TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP15:30TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR4–5BUF
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP16:34TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF1–4TOR
      L
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:38TOI
    • The game
      NJD3–4BUF
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:01TOI
    • The game
      NYI4–6BUF
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP16:00TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–4MTL
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG18:40TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 2007
    • The game
      BUF4–1PIT
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG11:32TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS2–4BUF
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP16:26TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      game 81/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG15:36TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–4PHI
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG15:52TOI
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Thomas Vanek closes the 2006-2007 season with 84 points

    Points
    84
    NHL#19
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    43
    NHL#5
    Assists
    41
    NHL#60
    P/GP
    1.02
    NHL#27
    +/-
    +47
    NHL#1
    Events
    84
    career best in points
    43
    career best in goals
    41
    career best in assists
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    6×
    First star
    6×
    Second star
    8×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYI1–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:51TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI3–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG16:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG11:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG14:50TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI3–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG11:42TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock New York Islanders out 4–1

    BUF4–1NYI
    Advance
    5Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Rangers

    BUFvsNYR
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      NYR2–5BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP15:22TOI
      +2 goals
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR2–3BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      BUF1–2NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG25:24TOI
    • May 2007
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      BUF1–2NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:38TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–2BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG16:33TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      BUF5–4NYR
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:02TOI
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    BUF4–2NYR
    Advance
    6Games3Points3Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres meet Ottawa Senators

    BUFvsOTT
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Ottawa Senators
    • Game 1
      OTT5–2BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG16:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      OTT4–3BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-6SOG26:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF0–1OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:53TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:21TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      OTT3–2BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:46TOI
      +1 assist
    Conference final

    Ottawa Senators knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4OTT
    Eliminated
    5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Thomas Vanek ends the 2006-2007 playoffs with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#23
    Games
    16
    Goals
    6
    NHL#11
    Assists
    4
    NHL#46
    P/GP
    0.63
    NHL#27
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#59
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff points
    1
    First playoff assist
    2×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    NYI4–1→NYR4–2→OTT1–4