Left wing · BUF · 2012-13

Thomas Vanek

Age: 42
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 214 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Vienna

Games: 38
Goals: 20
Assists: 21
Points: 41
Ice time: 18:24/gm

Season2012-13

Rating · 2012-13

81/100

Top of the roster

Sniper

Better than 81% of NHL forwards.

+1.44wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense572 min23among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense572 min69among all skaters at the position

Power play119 min14among forwards with power-play minutes

Penalty killDoesn't kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2010-11BUF	80	85	+1.83	Where it came from
2011-12BUF	78	56	+0.69	Where it came from
2012-13BUF	38	81	+1.44	Where it came from
2013-14TOT	78	30	+0.15	Where it came from
2014-15MIN	80	50	+0.57	Where it came from
2015-16MIN	74	63	+0.92	Where it came from
2016-17TOT	68	55	+0.73	Where it came from
2017-18TOT	80	86	+1.84	Where it came from
2018-19DET	64	43	+0.33	Where it came from
Career9 seasons	640	—	+8.50

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 38 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs NYIApr 26	W 2-1 OT	21:25	0	1	1	2	0	C
@ PITApr 23	W 4-2	18:25	1	1	2	4	0	B+
vs WPGApr 22	L 1-2	18:52	1	0	1	6	0	B-
vs NYRApr 19	L 4-8	19:11	0	0	0	1	0	D+
@ BOSApr 17	W 3-2 OT	18:09	1	0	1	5	1	C

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.