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2009-10 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #26 THOMAS VANEK Buffalo Sabres · Left Wing
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #2010-08470598
Thomas Vanek in action
26 L Left Wing
88 OVR
Thomas Vanek Buffalo Sabres
2009-10 · 71 GP · 28 G · 25 A · 53 PTS
2010-11
2008-09

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.69 a game, 83rd percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP
71
G
28
A
25
P
53
+/-
+9
PIM
42
PPP
18
SHP
0
GWG
6
S
182
TOI
16:45
HIT
46
BLK
15
TK
34
FO%
22.2%

2009-10 ranks

  • 4th Points on the Sabres
  • 1st Goals on the Sabres
  • 5th Assists on the Sabres

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2009-10. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 95

Goals / 60
1.41

95th percentile of forwards

Shots / 60
9.17

81st percentile of forwards

Playmaking 89

Points / 60
2.67

91st percentile of forwards

Assists / 60
1.26

72nd percentile of forwards

PP Points / GP
0.25

85th percentile of forwards

Defensive Awareness 58

Corsi For %
49.0%

43rd percentile of forwards

Takeaways / 60
1.71

57th percentile of forwards

Physicality 47

Hits / 60
2.32

22nd percentile of forwards

Blocks / 60
0.76

8th percentile of forwards

PIM / 60
2.12

53rd percentile of forwards

Connections

Every 2009-10 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 92OVR Derek Roy Sabres 12 of his goals C 91OVR Tim Connolly Sabres 7 of his goals R 70OVR Drew Stafford Sabres 4 of his goals D 95OVR Tyler Myers Sabres 4 of his goals RC

Set up most

C 92OVR Derek Roy Sabres Set up 6 goals R 70OVR Drew Stafford Sabres Set up 5 goals R 64OVR Mike Grier Sabres Set up 3 goals C 91OVR Tim Connolly Sabres Set up 2 goals
Scored on most
Pascal Leclaire 6 goals Chris Osgood 2 goals Jason LaBarbera 2 goals
Best game
April 10, 2010 vs OTT: 4G
Hat tricks
1

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2009-10, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

L 66OVR Jarkko Ruutu Senators Hit him 2 times C 51OVR David Steckel Capitals Hit him 2 times D 97OVR Nicklas Lidstrom Red Wings Hit him 1 time D 51OVR Aaron Ward Ducks Hit him 1 time

Hit most by

C 85OVR Mike Richards Flyers Hit by him 3 times D 89OVR Filip Kuba Senators Hit by him 2 times D 53OVR Matt Carkner Senators Hit by him 2 times D 85OVR Brooks Orpik Penguins Hit by him 2 times

Faced most on the draw

C 87OVR Mike Fisher Senators Won 1 of 2 C 58OVR Chris Drury Rangers Won 0 of 1 C 46OVR Rickard Wallin Maple Leafs Won 0 of 1 C 73OVR Chris Kelly Senators Won 1 of 1

2009-10 Buffalo Sabres

45-27-10 · 100 points · 11th of 30

Top teammates

G 98OVR Ryan Miller Sabres 69 GP · 41 W · .928 SV% · 2.22 GAA D 95OVR Tyler Myers Sabres 82 GP · 11 G · 37 A · 48 PTS RC C 92OVR Derek Roy Sabres 80 GP · 26 G · 43 A · 69 PTS C 91OVR Tim Connolly Sabres 73 GP · 17 G · 48 A · 65 PTS R 90OVR Jason Pominville Sabres 82 GP · 24 G · 38 A · 62 PTS C 85OVR Jochen Hecht Sabres 79 GP · 21 G · 21 A · 42 PTS