NEW YORK ISLANDERSBorn in Czechia#41 ·Goalie

Vitek Vanecek

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Vitek Vanecek has played in the NHL since 2020–21 and currently plays for the New York Islanders. He is 30 years old (born in 1996), is originally from Havlickuv Brod, is 188 cm tall and weighs 85 kg. He has previously played for Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth. Vanecek has won 101 of 210 NHL games, 11 shutouts and a .901 save percentage. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 33 wins in 52 games.

BirthplaceHavlickuv Brod, CZEBorn1996 (30 years)Height188 cmWeight85 kgCatchesLNHL6 seasons

DRAFT 2014: selected No. 39 in round 2 · Washington CapitalsDEBUT January 15, 2021(5y ago)@Buffalo SabresCONTRACT —

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2026–27 SEASON

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Wins

Shutouts

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Form

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No recent outings yet

Record

0-0-0

GAA

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Starts

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0 games played · 0 starts · 10 team games

0% of available starts

Milestones

Recent

Career100 career wins7mo ago

Playoffs10 playoff games3y ago

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20 career shutouts

11 now · target 20

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SeasonMatch season best: 4 shutouts4 away

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Season

Match season best: 4 shutouts4 away

Match season best: 33 wins33 away

Playoffs

10 playoff games3y ago

First playoff win4y ago

Career

20 career shutouts9 away

200 career wins99 away

250 NHL games40 away

100 career wins7mo ago

10 career shutouts1y ago

100 NHL games3y ago

50 career wins3y ago

5 career shutouts4y ago

First NHL shutout5y ago

Compared with the NHL

About 43% of all goalies have more shutouts than Vitek Vanecek.

2025-2026 · regular season · 70 NHL goalies with at least 15 games, all nationalities

Save percentage

88.3%

Bottom 25%Vitek Vanecek has a higher save percentage than 23% of NHL goalies (16 of 70)

Goals against / 60 min

2.93

Lower halfVitek Vanecek concedes fewer goals than 43% of NHL goalies (30 of 70)

Even-strength save percentage

88.6%

Bottom 13%Vitek Vanecek has a higher even-strength save percentage than 11% of NHL goalies (8 of 70)

Saves / 60 min

22.23

Bottom 15%Vitek Vanecek makes more saves per 60 minutes than 13% of NHL goalies (9 of 70)

Wins

Bottom 5%Vitek Vanecek has more wins than 0% of NHL goalies (0 of 70)

Shutouts

Lower halfVitek Vanecek has more shutouts than 33% of NHL goalies (23 of 70)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Vitek Vanecek's whole career

Stats

Games played

210

Wins

101

SV%

.901

GAA

2.8

Shutouts

Season by season

Wins Shutouts Save percentage Games

SeasonW

Career timelineRead Vitek Vanecek's whole career

Teams player has played for

UTAUtah Mammoth

Seasons

2025–26

OCT 13–APR 16

SV%

.883

GAA

2.9

Shutouts

FLAFlorida Panthers

Seasons

2024–25

MAR 8–APR 15

SV%

.890

GAA

3.0

Shutouts

SJSSan Jose Sharks

Seasons

2024–25

OCT 12–MAR 1

SV%

.882

GAA

3.9

Shutouts

NJDNew Jersey Devils

Seasons

2022–23 to 2023–24

OCT 15–FEB 10 · 2 seasons

SV%

.903

GAA

2.7

Shutouts

WSHWashington Capitals

Seasons

2020–21 to 2021–22

JAN 15–APR 28 · 2 seasons

SV%

.908

GAA

2.7

Shutouts

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