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26 Thomas Vanek, LW

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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
17	20	37	0	24	16:40

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Vanek snaps consecutive goals funk: Sabres LW Thomas Vanek scored a goal, tallied an assist and finished at minus-1 on Monday against the Penguins. Vanek put Buffalo up 2-1 at 6:03 with his 17th goal. It was also the first time he scored in consecutive games since Dec. 26.
(Updated 02/01/2010).

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Fantasy Analysis

Vanek has six goals and 11 points in his last 11 games. He is becoming a regular to the scoring sheet again and that's just welcome news for Fantasy owners that drafted Vanek as a high-end option.
(Updated 02/01/2010).

LW Thomas Vanek scored his team-high 17th goal of the season. Vanek, who averaged 40 goals over the previous three seasons, has five goals in the past eight games. 21//2010

Vanek scored for the fourth time in seven games to help the Sabres to a 2-1 win over visiting Boston on Friday night.
01/30/2010

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Vanek also has eight points in the last eight games, and he leads Buffalo in goals for the fourth straight season with 16.

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February 1, 2010: Crosby's second-period hat trick helps Pens rally past Sabres

Sidney Crosby scored three goals in slightly more than eight minutes of the second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins quickly turned a two-goal deficit into a two-goal lead, then held on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Monday night.

January 31, 2010: Week 18 Fantasy Hockey Planner

Brian Elliott has quickly emerged as an elite Fantasy option in goal for the Senators, while Alex Burrows continues to put up points at a blistering pace. Our Michael Hurcomb touches on that and more in his Fantasy Planner.

January 29, 2010: Miller helps Sabres top Bruins, losers of six straight games

Ryan Miller made 30 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday night.

January 26, 2010: Canucks edge Sabres for fifth consecutive win, tie for Northwest lead

Defenseman Brad Lukowich scored a third-period goal and the Canucks earned a 3-2 victory over the Sabres on Monday.

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Situational Stats
2/9/2010 vs BOS
Situation	GP	G	A	PTS	PP	SH
in FEB	4	1	3	4	0	0
at home	27	10	13	23	4	0
vs. BOS	3	1	0	1	1	0
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2006-07	Plus/Minus Leader

Last 7 Games
	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
01/27	NJ	0	0	0	1	16:54
01/29	BOS	1	0	1	0	17:56
02/01	PIT	1	1	2	-1	18:55
02/03	OTT	0	0	0	-1	19:15
02/05	CAR	0	2	2	2	20:05
02/06	CLB	0	0	0	0	18:34
02/09	BOS	0	0	0	-1	19:23
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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
7	8	9 BOS L 2 - 3 (SO)	10	11 @CAR Tickets	12	13 SJ Tickets
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
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2		8		3		1		2		4		1		2		3		2		1		3		-0		1		2		4		4		2		-0
1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		20		21		22		23		24		25

CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2005-06	Buffalo	81	25	23	48	-11	11	0	4	0	5	18
2006-07	Buffalo	82	43	41	84	47	15	0	5	0	11	28
2007-08	Buffalo	82	36	28	64	-5	19	0	9	0	6	7
2008-09	Buffalo	73	40	24	64	-1	20	2	5	0	1	5
2009-10	Buffalo	53	17	20	37	0	8	0	3	0	2	5
		371	161	136	297	30	73	2	26	0	25	63

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2005-06	Buffalo	204	12.3	1193:20	1435	290:13	7:16	72	0	0	36
2006-07	Buffalo	237	18.1	1375:36	1593	288:36	25:42	40	0	0	20
2007-08	Buffalo	240	15.0	1381:57	1605	311:16	10:13	64	0	0	32
2008-09	Buffalo	211	19.0	1255:25	1610	280:45	42:51	44	0	0	22
2009-10	Buffalo	138	12.3	884:54	1123	189:54	6:32	24	0	0	12
		1030	15.6	6091:12	7366	1360:44	92:34	244	0	0	122

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2005-06	Buffalo	10	2	0	2	-1	2	0	0	0	1	2
2006-07	Buffalo	16	6	4	10	2	1	0	2	0	1	3
		26	8	4	12	1	3	0	2	0	2	5

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2005-06	Buffalo	16	12.5	107:28	141	30:58	1:06	6	0	0	3
2006-07	Buffalo	36	16.7	263:14	312	60:27	3:00	10	0	0	5
		52	15.4	370:42	453	91:25	4:06	16	0	0	8

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