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Thomas Vanek's 2011-2012 season

Points
61
NHL#49
Goals
26
NHL#45
Assists
35
NHL#59
Plus/minus
-6
NHL#685
Games
78
95%
95% of 82

Left winger Thomas Vanek was 27 years old when the 2011-2012 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 78 of a possible 82 games and scored 26 goals and 35 assists for 61 points, 0.78 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2011-2012
  1. Season opener

    Thomas Vanek plays the 2011-2012 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Thomas was 27 years old when the 2011-2012 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      ANA1–4BUF
      W
      game 1/82
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-9SOG2PPP16:01TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF4–2LAK
      W
      game 2/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG16:02TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CAR4–3BUF
      L
      game 3/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-8SOG18:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2PIT
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG14:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–1MTL
      W
      game 5/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG16:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–0FLA
      W
      game 6/82
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP16:04TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF0–3TBL
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG22:33TOI
    • The game
      TBL4–3BUF
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG19:00TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ2–4BUF
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP17:54TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      FLA3–2BUF
      L
      game 10/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG19:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 2011
    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG14:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY1–2BUF
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:16TOI
    • The game
      WPG5–6BUF
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP23:47TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      OTT1–5BUF
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      L
      game 16/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG15:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG17:47TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD5–3BUF
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP19:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–0CAR
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP15:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHX4–2BUF
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG14:04TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP20:02TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      25
      points
      NHL#5
      12
      goals
      NHL#3
      13
      assists
      NHL#24
      BUF
      12-8-1W-L-OT25Points
      3rd in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–5CBJ
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:34TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–5BUF
      W
      game 23/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG17:20TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–1BUF
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG20:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • December 2011
    • The game
      DET4–1BUF
      L
      game 25/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG19:59TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2NSH
      W
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:55TOI
    • The game
      PHI5–4BUF
      L
      game 27/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP20:57TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA1–2BUF
      W
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:45TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–1BUF
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG19:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT3–2BUF
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:42TOI
    • The game
      TOR4–5BUF
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP19:16TOI
      +4 points
    Milestone

    Thomas Vanek reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 16

    • The game
      BUF3–8PIT
      L
      game 32/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG16:14TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–4OTT
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP16:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      L
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP10:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–4BUF
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–3NJD
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP18:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–3WSH
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG17:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–2BUF
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:43TOI
    • The game
      EDM3–4BUF
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG15:18TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4CAR
      L
      game 40/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG22:55TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WPG2–1BUF
      L
      game 41/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG13:31TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      40
      points
      NHL#16
      19
      goals
      NHL#7
      21
      assists
      NHL#34
      BUF
      18-18-5W-L-OT41Points
      4th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·23rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:00TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–3BUF
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG13:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYI
      L
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG13:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–5DET
      L
      game 45/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:00TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–6CHI
      L
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:50TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4WPG
      L
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:34TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4STL
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG15:41TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–1NJD
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:51TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1MTL
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:19TOI
    • February 2012
    • The game
      DAL2–3BUF
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP16:01TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TBL2–1BUF
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG16:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–1BUF
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:05TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–7PHI
      L
      game 57/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG16:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–3BUF
      L
      game 58/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:27TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–6BUF
      W
      game 59/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG14:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–2BUF
      W
      game 60/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG17:37TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–2BUF
      W
      game 61/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:47TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYR
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP18:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8259 of 62 played
      47
      points
      NHL#49
      22
      goals
      NHL#33
      25
      assists
      NHL#78
      BUF
      27-27-8W-L-OT62Points
      4th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–0ANA
      W
      game 63/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:41TOI
    • March 2012
    • The game
      BUF1–0SJS
      W
      game 64/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:45TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3VAN
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3WPG
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG16:20TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-9SOG2PPP19:47TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG12:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG16:02TOI
    • The game
      COL5–4BUF
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:25TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3FLA
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:58TOI
    • The game
      BUF7–3TBL
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP15:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL0–3BUF
      W
      game 74/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP16:50TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:49TOI
    • The game
      MIN1–3BUF
      W
      game 76/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP15:54TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF5–1WSH
      W
      game 77/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG14:36TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–3BUF
      L
      game 78/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG18:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4TOR
      L
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG16:44TOI
    • April 2012
    • The game
      TOR5–6BUF
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP18:51TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–2PHI
      L
      game 81/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:37TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG16:20TOI
      +2 assists
    The season in numbers

    Thomas Vanek closes the 2011-2012 season with 61 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    61
    NHL#49
    Games
    78of 82
    95%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#45
    Assists
    35
    NHL#59
    P/GP
    0.78
    NHL#57
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#685
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    3×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts