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Thomas Vanek's 2010-2011 season

Points
73
NHL#15
Goals
32
NHL#14
Assists
41
NHL#32
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#258
Games
80
97%
97% of 82

Left winger Thomas Vanek was 26 years old when the 2010-2011 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 80 of a possible 82 games and scored 32 goals and 41 assists for 73 points, 0.91 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 5 points.

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

2010-2011Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Thomas Vanek plays the 2010-2011 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Thomas was 26 years old when the 2010-2011 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF2–1OTT
      W
      game 1/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG15:05TOI
    • The game
      NYR6–3BUF
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG14:17TOI
    • The game
      CHI4–3BUF
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG19:26TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–0BUF
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:35TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–1BUF
      L
      game 5/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG17:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG16:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1ATL
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG14:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT4–2BUF
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:52TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–1NJD
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP16:06TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–6PHI
      L
      game 10/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP15:45TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–4ATL
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:58TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–4DAL
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG14:03TOI
    • November 2010
    • The game
      BOS5–2BUF
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG19:11TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      game 14/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG17:40TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2TOR
      W
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:29TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–4NJD
      W
      game 16/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYR
      L
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG17:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3BUF
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP21:30TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN3–4BUF
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-7SOG19:35TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–4WSH
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP18:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–4BUF
      W
      game 21/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP14:41TOI
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      16
      points
      NHL#49
      7
      goals
      NHL#41
      9
      assists
      NHL#69
      BUF
      8-10-3W-L-OT19Points
      4th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TBL2–1BUF
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG19:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–0BUF
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:21TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–3BUF
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP16:10TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–3MTL
      L
      game 25/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:45TOI
    • December 2010
    • The game
      CBJ0–5BUF
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG3PPP17:57TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF1–0OTT
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG22:18TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3BOS
      L
      game 28/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG19:19TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      SJS3–6BUF
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG16:34TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT5–2BUF
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP21:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–3BUF
      W
      game 31/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG17:58TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–6FLA
      L
      game 32/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG17:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3TBL
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG16:22TOI
    • The game
      ANA2–5BUF
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG15:32TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–3BUF
      L
      game 35/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:01TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5CGY
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:01TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–2EDM
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:33TOI
    • The game
      BOS6–7BUF
      W
      game 38/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG20:01TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–4COL
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP19:42TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–0SJS
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–1PHX
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP16:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      31
      points
      NHL#52
      16
      goals
      NHL#22
      15
      assists
      NHL#104
      BUF
      18-18-5W-L-OT41Points
      3rd in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·23rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–2BUF
      L
      game 42/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:00TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 43/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP14:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–5NYI
      L
      game 44/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP17:56TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      W
      game 45/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP18:53TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–2BOS
      W
      game 46/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG18:06TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI5–2BUF
      L
      game 47/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG20:51TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      W
      game 48/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:00TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG14:36TOI
      +2 assists
    • February 2011
    • The game
      BUF2–3PIT
      L
      game 50/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG15:15TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–6BUF
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP15:47TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF7–4TBL
      W
      game 52/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP14:55TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–2FLA
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG19:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI7–6BUF
      L
      game 54/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG17:14TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP15:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–1BUF
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:18TOI
    • The game
      STL3–0BUF
      L
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG17:33TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–1BUF
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP19:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ATL1–4BUF
      W
      game 59/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG15:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–4BUF
      W
      game 60/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG17:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2BUF
      L
      game 61/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:31TOI
    • March 2011
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      W
      game 62/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:07TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      52
      points
      NHL#27
      23
      goals
      NHL#26
      29
      assists
      NHL#52
      BUF
      30-25-7W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Northeast·9th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–3CAR
      L
      game 63/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG17:36TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3PHI
      W
      game 64/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG20:44TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–2MIN
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG18:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP17:12TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG18:05TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT4–6BUF
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG14:32TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CAR1–0BUF
      L
      game 70/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:15TOI
    • The game
      ATL2–8BUF
      W
      game 71/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP16:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH4–3BUF
      L
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG20:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–0MTL
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:57TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–4BUF
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG16:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD0–2BUF
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG14:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      L
      game 76/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR0–1BUF
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP15:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 2011
    • The game
      BUF4–5WSH
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG17:49TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Thomas Vanek reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Washington Capitals · April 2

    • The game
      BUF2–1CAR
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:41TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–4BUF
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP15:55TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PHI3–4BUF
      W
      game 81/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG16:57TOI
      +3 points
    The season in numbers

    Thomas Vanek closes the 2010-2011 season with 73 points

    Points
    73
    NHL#15
    Games
    80of 82
    98%
    Goals
    32
    NHL#14
    Assists
    41
    NHL#32
    P/GP
    0.91
    NHL#23
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#258
    Events
    41
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    200
    career goals
    5×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    7×
    Third star
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF1–0PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:28TOI
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BUF4–5PHI
      L
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-3SOG2PPP16:48TOI
      +2 goals
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI4–2BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:02TOI
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      PHI0–1BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:35TOI
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      BUF4–3PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG16:17TOI
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PHI5–4BUF
      L
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP17:59TOI
      +2 goals
    • Buffalo Sabresare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      BUF2–5PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:03TOI
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3

    BUF3–4PHI
    Eliminated
    7Games5Points5Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Thomas Vanek ends the 2010-2011 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#91
    Games
    7
    Goals
    5
    NHL#23
    Assists
    0
    NHL#238
    P/GP
    0.71
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#328
    Events
    1×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    2 points
    best game
    PHI3–4