Post by Stephen (League Admin) on Aug 29, 2015 0:56:35 GMT
NEXT SIM: Thursday August 3rd. A week off as next sim will see the trade deadline. So, get those trades sorted folks.
INJURIES
Mattias Ekholm | LAK | 1 month |
Ryan Callahan | TBL | 2 weeks |
Tomas Fleischmann | ANA | 2 weeks |
Nazem Kadri | TOR | 2 weeks |
Bryan Little | ATL | 1 week |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | EDM | 1 week |
Johnny 'don't trade me' Gaudreau | CGY | Day to day |
Brandon Dubinsky | ANA | Day to day |
--3/5/2015--
NY Rangers 3 - 2 NY Islanders
NY Rangers: Carl Hagelin [25], Rick Nash [41], James Sheppard [3]
NY Islanders: Travis Hamonic [4], Jason Spezza [19]
Shots:27 - 22
Goaltenders:Cam Talbot -- Jaroslav Halak
Hartford Wolfpack 2 - Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5
Philadelphia 5 - 2 Buffalo
Philadelphia: Claude Giroux [33], Mark Streit [8], Wayne Simmonds [21], Jakub Voracek [30], Guillaume Latendresse [21]
Buffalo: Matt Moulson [15], Marcus Foligno [15]
Shots:22 - 22
Goaltenders:Steve Mason -- Chad Johnson
Philadelphia Phantoms 2 - Rochester Americans 5
--3/6/2015--
Buffalo 3 - 4 Boston OT
Buffalo: Andrej Meszaros [5], Matt Moulson [16], Mike Weber [2]
Boston: Brad Marchand [19], Patrice Bergeron [24][25], David Krejci [23]
Shots:22 - 26
Goaltenders:Chad Johnson -- Niklas Svedberg
Rochester Americans 2 - Providence Bruins 3
Pittsburgh 3 - 1 Ottawa
Pittsburgh: Patric Hörnqvist [11], Alexandre Burrows [3], Phil Kessel [29]
Ottawa: David Legwand [27]
Shots:26 - 19
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Robin Lehner
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3 - Grand Rapids Griffins 2
NY Islanders 1 - 5 Atlanta
NY Islanders: Brock Nelson [15]
Atlanta: Dustin Byfuglien [14], Drew Stafford [14], Blake Wheeler [14], Jim Slater [7], Tanner Pearson [17]
Shots:20 - 32
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Ondrej Pavelec
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 - Chicago Wolves 2
Tampa Bay 2 - 1 Dallas
Tampa Bay: Vladislav Namestnikov [6], Carter Ashton [3]
Dallas: Nikita Kucherov [16]
Shots:25 - 20
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Jhonas Enroth
Detroit Vipers 4 - Utah Grizzlies 3
Washington 1 - 3 Colorado
Washington: Nicklas Bäckström [22]
Colorado: Jamie McGinn [21], Martin Marincin [4], Jarome Iginla [17]
Shots:20 - 23
Goaltenders:Braden Holtby -- Semyon Varlamov
Portland Pirates 1 - Hershey Bears 2
Minnesota 4 - 3 St. Louis
Minnesota: Mikko Koivu [15], Nino Niederreiter [10], Cody Almond [8], Sakari Salminen [20]
St. Louis: Vladimir Tarasenko [34], T.J. Oshie [20], Vladimir Sobotka [4]
Shots:27 - 31
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- Brian Elliott
Houston Aeros 3 - Worcester Icecats 0
Edmonton 4 - 3 Toronto OT
Edmonton: Taylor Hall [34], Teddy Purcell [14], Ryan Nugent-Hopkins [20], Anton Lander [14]
Toronto: Roman Polak [2], Morgan Rielly [10], Josh Leivo [4]
Shots:20 - 30
Goaltenders:Mikko Koskinen -- Jonathan Bernier
Hamilton Bulldogs 3 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 4
Phoenix 6 - 1 Nashville
Phoenix: Klas Dahlbeck [1], Mikkel Boedker [25][26], David Moss [9], Mark Arcobello [14], Max Domi [5]
Nashville: Shea Weber [10]
Shots:27 - 19
Goaltenders:Jimmy Howard -- Pekka Rinne
Springfield Falcons 3 - Milwaukee Admirals 2
Vancouver 1 - 3 Detroit
Vancouver: Nick Spaling [11]
Detroit: Justin Abdelkader [18], Gustav Nyquist [18][19]
Shots:22 - 19
Goaltenders:Eddie Lack -- Magnus Hellberg
Manitoba Moose 2 - Kansas City Blades 3
Los Angeles 2 - 4 Montreal
Los Angeles: James van Riemsdyk [23], Tyler Toffoli [19]
Montreal: Tomas Plekanec [16], Maxim Lapierre [8], Max Pacioretty [38], Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau [25]
Shots:13 - 26
Goaltenders:Reto Berra -- Carey Price
Manchester Monarchs 4 - Quebec Citadelles 2
--3/7/2015--
Carolina 3 - 0 Chicago
Carolina: Alex Grant [4], Calle Jarnkrok [12], Greg Pateryn [2]
Chicago:None
Shots:22 - 27
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Corey Crawford
Lowell Lock Monsters 2 - Norfolk Admirals 0
New Jersey 3 - 3 Atlanta
New Jersey: Adam Henrique [18], Travis Zajac [17][18]
Atlanta: Tanner Pearson [18], Tobias Enström [8], Lee Stempniak [11]
Shots:27 - 21
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Ondrej Pavelec
Albany River Rats 2 - Chicago Wolves 0
3-7-2015 New Jersey Devils 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 3 (SO)
New Jersey Devils win 2-1
New Jersey Devils - Mike Cammalleri, goal; Travis Zajac, miss; Martin Havlat, goal;
Atlanta Thrashers - Dustin Byfuglien, miss; Mathieu Perreault, goal; Tobias Enström, miss;
Florida 1 - 5 Dallas
Florida: Aleksander Barkov [15]
Dallas: Daniel Sedin [29][30], John-Michael Liles [6], Nikita Kucherov [17], Tyler Seguin [23]
Shots:20 - 27
Goaltenders:Dan Ellis -- Jhonas Enroth
Louisville Panthers 3 - Utah Grizzlies 6
San Jose 6 - 1 Columbus
San Jose: Patrick Marleau [36], Ben Smith [10], Joe Pavelski [23][24], Joe Thornton [18], Logan Couture [16]
Columbus: David Clarkson [8]
Shots:26 - 22
Goaltenders:Alex Stalock -- Sergei Bobrovsky
Cleveland Barons 7 - Syracuse Crunch 2
Calgary 0 - 2 Toronto
Calgary:None
Toronto: Ryan Carter [7], Brandon Kozun [2]
Shots:25 - 20
Goaltenders:Karri Rämö -- Jonathan Bernier
Saint John Flames 4 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 1
Anaheim 3 - 2 Montreal OT
Anaheim: Nathan Horton [21], Corey Perry [29], Ryan Getzlaf [41]
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [39], Tomas Plekanec [17]
Shots:20 - 25
Goaltenders:Cam Ward -- Carey Price
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2 - Quebec Citadelles 0
--3/8/2015--
Buffalo 1 - 3 Ottawa
Buffalo: Marcus Foligno [16]
Ottawa: Chris Neil [5], Alex Chiasson [22][23]
Shots:20 - 26
Goaltenders:Chad Johnson -- Robin Lehner
Rochester Americans 3 - Grand Rapids Griffins 2
Philadelphia 3 - 1 Edmonton
Philadelphia: Brayden Schenn [16], Guillaume Latendresse [22], Ian White [11]
Edmonton: Taylor Hall [35]
Shots:32 - 22
Goaltenders:Steve Mason -- Mikko Koskinen
Philadelphia Phantoms 4 - Hamilton Bulldogs 1
Pittsburgh 3 - 3 Minnesota
Pittsburgh: Evgeni Malkin [33], Patric Hörnqvist [12], Nick Bonino [12]
Minnesota: Jim O'Brien [7][8], Jason Zucker [22]
Shots:32 - 29
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Darcy Kuemper
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2 - Houston Aeros 0
3-8-2015 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Minnesota Wild 3 (SO)
Pittsburgh Penguins win 2-1
Pittsburgh Penguins - Sidney Crosby, miss; Evgeni Malkin, goal; Phil Kessel, goal;
Minnesota Wild - Zach Paris, goal; Jason Zucker, miss; Nino Niederreiter, miss;
Tampa Bay 4 - 3 Carolina
Tampa Bay: Braydon Coburn [2], Steven Stamkos [29], Eric Staal [19], Jonathan Drouin [5]
Carolina: Brett Bellemore [2], Petteri Lindbohm [2], Tom Sestito [2]
Shots:26 - 30
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Detroit Vipers 3 - Lowell Lock Monsters 2
Washington 2 - 4 New Jersey
Washington: Nicklas Bäckström [23], John Carlson [3]
New Jersey: Adam Henrique [19], Steve Bernier [8], Scott Gomez [7], Ryane Clowe [9]
Shots:20 - 24
Goaltenders:Braden Holtby -- Keith Kinkaid
Portland Pirates 5 - Albany River Rats 2
St. Louis 3 - 3 Colorado
St. Louis: Jamie Benn [29], David Backes [18], T.J. Oshie [21]
Colorado: Tomas Vincour [17], Matt Duchene [13][14]
Shots:16 - 39
Goaltenders:Brian Elliott -- Semyon Varlamov
Worcester Icecats 1 - Hershey Bears 1
3-8-2015 St. Louis Blues 4 , Colorado Avalanche 3 (SO)
St. Louis Blues win 2-0
St. Louis Blues - Vladimir Tarasenko, miss; Pavel Datsyuk, goal; Alex Pietrangelo, goal;
Colorado Avalanche - Nathan MacKinnon, miss; Matt Duchene, miss;
Phoenix 1 - 3 Vancouver
Phoenix: Sam Gagner [20]
Vancouver: Shawn Matthias [17], Tyler Pitlick [3], Linden Vey [6]
Shots:28 - 27
Goaltenders:Jimmy Howard -- Eddie Lack
Springfield Falcons 9 - Manitoba Moose 2
Los Angeles 3 - 2 Nashville
Los Angeles: Anze Kopitar [23], Marian Gaborik [26], Dustin Brown [22]
Nashville: Mike Fisher [9], Cody Franson [7]
Shots:24 - 20
Goaltenders:Reto Berra -- Pekka Rinne
Manchester Monarchs 5 - Milwaukee Admirals 2
--3/9/2015--
Boston 3 - 5 Calgary
Boston: Brad Marchand [20], Patrice Bergeron [26], Milan Lucic [29]
Calgary: Johnny Gaudreau [15][16], TJ Brodie [5], Sean Monahan [17], Markus Granlund [22]
Shots:23 - 26
Goaltenders:Niklas Svedberg -- Karri Rämö
Providence Bruins 2 - Saint John Flames 3
Atlanta 3 - 1 NY Rangers
Atlanta: Andrew Ladd [26], Alexander Burmistrov [3], Mathieu Perreault [21]
NY Rangers: Jaden Schwartz [24]
Shots:19 - 21
Goaltenders:Ondrej Pavelec -- Cam Talbot
Chicago Wolves 2 - Hartford Wolfpack 1
NY Islanders 3 - 3 Minnesota
NY Islanders: Jason Spezza [20][21], Ilya Kovalchuk [29]
Minnesota: Cody Almond [9], Erik Haula [10], Zach Parisé [10]
Shots:26 - 24
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Darcy Kuemper
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 - Houston Aeros 1
3-9-2015 New York Islanders 4 , Minnesota Wild 3 (SO)
New York Islanders win 2-0
New York Islanders - Ilya Kovalchuk, goal; John Tavares, miss; Brock Nelson, goal;
Minnesota Wild - Ryan Suter, miss; Chris Stewart, miss;
Florida 4 - 5 Chicago OT
Florida: Dmitry Kulikov [9], Aleksander Barkov [16], Aaron Ekblad [9], Nick Bjugstad [17]
Chicago: Patrick Kane [31], Brad Richards [21][22], Kris Versteeg [11], Antoine Vermette [8]
Shots:20 - 31
Goaltenders:Dan Ellis -- Corey Crawford
Louisville Panthers 3 - Norfolk Admirals 2
Anaheim 1 - 5 Columbus
Anaheim: Ryan Kesler [25]
Columbus: Artem Anisimov [15][16], Boone Jenner [10], Scott Hartnell [20], Cam Atkinson [10]
Shots:22 - 26
Goaltenders:Cam Ward -- Sergei Bobrovsky
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0 - Syracuse Crunch 2
--3/10/2015--
Buffalo 1 - 5 Washington
Buffalo: Brian Gionta [9]
Washington: Joel Ward [10], Karl Alzner [4], Tim Gleason [1], Alex Ovechkin [39], Jason Chimera [12]
Shots:21 - 26
Goaltenders:Chad Johnson -- Braden Holtby
Rochester Americans 3 - Portland Pirates 2
San Jose 2 - 3 Colorado
San Jose: Brenden Dillon [2], Joe Pavelski [25]
Colorado: Jarome Iginla [18][19], Alex Tanguay [18]
Shots:26 - 26
Goaltenders:Alex Stalock -- Martin Jones
Cleveland Barons 2 - Hershey Bears 1
Philadelphia 3 - 4 Pittsburgh OT
Philadelphia: Wayne Simmonds [22], Guillaume Latendresse [23], Jakub Voracek [31]
Pittsburgh: Nick Bonino [13], Evgeni Malkin [34], Daniel Winnik [8], Daniel Paillé [6]
Shots:27 - 31
Goaltenders:Steve Mason -- Marc-André Fleury
Philadelphia Phantoms 1 - Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0
St. Louis 2 - 4 Detroit
St. Louis: Jori Lehtera [12], Jamie Benn [30]
Detroit: Tomas Tatar [12], Dmitrij Jaskin [15][16], Darren Helm [11]
Shots:31 - 29
Goaltenders:Brian Elliott -- Magnus Hellberg
Worcester Icecats 0 - Kansas City Blades 2
Ottawa 3 - 1 NY Rangers
Ottawa: Bobby Ryan [30], Erik Karlsson [16], Milan Michalek [23]
NY Rangers: James Sheppard [4]
Shots:23 - 26
Goaltenders:Robin Lehner -- Cam Talbot
Grand Rapids Griffins 1 - Hartford Wolfpack 1
Phoenix 0 - 4 Montreal
Phoenix:None
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [40], Devante Smith-Pelly [7], P.K. Subban [13], Tomas Plekanec [18]
Shots:18 - 25
Goaltenders:Jimmy Howard -- Carey Price
Springfield Falcons 3 - Quebec Citadelles 2
New Jersey 3 - 1 Edmonton
New Jersey: Mike Cammalleri [17], Adam Larsson [3], Travis Zajac [19]
Edmonton: Alexander Edler [6]
Shots:22 - 27
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Mikko Koskinen
Albany River Rats 0 - Hamilton Bulldogs 1
Tampa Bay 5 - 3 Chicago
Tampa Bay: Jonathan Drouin [6], Valtteri Filppula [22], Steven Stamkos [30][31][32]
Chicago: Jonathan Toews [31][32], Bryan Bickell [17]
Shots:30 - 28
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Corey Crawford
Detroit Vipers 3 - Norfolk Admirals 0
Vancouver 3 - 1 Toronto
Vancouver: Linden Vey [7][8], Cal O'Reilly [10]
Toronto: Brandon Kozun [3]
Shots:33 - 15
Goaltenders:Eddie Lack -- Jonathan Bernier
Manitoba Moose 0 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 4
Los Angeles 2 - 2 Columbus
Los Angeles: Jeff Carter [20], Dustin Brown [23]
Columbus: Mark Letestu [8], Nick Foligno [23]
Shots:27 - 21
Goaltenders:Reto Berra -- Sergei Bobrovsky
Manchester Monarchs 4 - Syracuse Crunch 2
3-10-2015 Los Angeles Kings 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (SO)
Los Angeles Kings win 2-1
Los Angeles Kings - Drew Doughty, miss; Tyler Toffoli, goal; Anze Kopitar, goal;
Columbus Blue Jackets - Alexander Radulov, miss; Cam Atkinson, goal; Artem Anisimov, miss;
Dallas 2 - 1 Nashville
Dallas: Tyler Seguin [24], Henrik Sedin [22]
Nashville: Shea Weber [11]
Shots:18 - 20
Goaltenders:Jhonas Enroth -- Pekka Rinne
Utah Grizzlies 3 - Milwaukee Admirals 3
--3/11/2015--
NY Islanders 4 - 2 Florida
NY Islanders: Nick Leddy [9], Brock Nelson [16], Johnny Boychuk [8], Kyle Okposo [30]
Florida: Jaromir Jagr [22][23]
Shots:28 - 26
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Dan Ellis
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 - Louisville Panthers 1
Carolina 4 - 2 Calgary
Carolina: Michael Grabner [14], Tomas Zaborsky [16][17][18]
Calgary: Jiri Hudler [20], Brandon Bollig [7]
Shots:24 - 27
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Karri Rämö
Lowell Lock Monsters 2 - Saint John Flames 2
Minnesota 3 - 1 Detroit
Minnesota: Cody Almond [10][11], Erik Haula [11]
Detroit: Tomas Tatar [13]
Shots:19 - 17
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- Magnus Hellberg
Houston Aeros 1 - Kansas City Blades 5
Atlanta 3 - 5 Ottawa
Atlanta: Andrew Ladd [27], Lee Stempniak [12], Michael Frolik [6]
Ottawa: Milan Michalek [24][25], Jared Spurgeon [8], Kyle Turris [20], Bobby Ryan [31]
Shots:24 - 28
Goaltenders:Ondrej Pavelec -- Robin Lehner
Chicago Wolves 1 - Grand Rapids Griffins 4
Washington 3 - 0 Edmonton
Washington: Matt Niskanen [5], Alexander Semin [18], Karl Alzner [5]
Edmonton:None
Shots:36 - 17
Goaltenders:Braden Holtby -- Mikko Koskinen
Portland Pirates 8 - Hamilton Bulldogs 1
Colorado 3 - 1 San Jose
Colorado: Matt Greene [2], Cody McLeod [11], Jarome Iginla [20]
San Jose: Ben Smith [11]
Shots:27 - 29
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Alex Stalock
Hershey Bears 1 - Cleveland Barons 3
Anaheim 2 - 3 Nashville
Anaheim: Nathan Horton [22], Tomas Fleischmann [17]
Nashville: Cory Conacher [17], Shea Weber [12][13]
Shots:23 - 26
Goaltenders:Cam Ward -- Pekka Rinne
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1 - Milwaukee Admirals 1
LEAGUE NEWS
11-3-2015 Tomas Fleischmann injured.
Tomas Fleischmann (ANA) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Mike Fisher (NAS). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. There's no operation necessary. It's a third-degree separation. We'll know better in a couple of days how bad it really is and go from there, the injured player commented.
10-3-2015 Player of the week: Max Pacioretty (L)
NHL has awarded Max Pacioretty (L) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of USA, Max Pacioretty was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 388 NHL games during his career, notching 147 goals and adding 138 assists along with 215 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 69 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 40+32=72 with 10 PIM.
10-3-2015 Justin Williams reaches a milestone !
Justin Williams(PIT) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Nick Bonino. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..
A native of Canada, Justin Williams was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 905 NHL games during his career, notching 232 goals and adding 368 assists along with 599 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 68 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 23+36=59 with 54 PIM.
10-3-2015 Media criticises the Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are stumbling in a 16 game winless streak. Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.
8-3-2015 Media praises the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are flying high with a 16 game undefeated streak. Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Phil Kessel commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.
8-3-2015 Media criticises the Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are stumbling in a 15 game winless streak. Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyson Strachan commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.
7-3-2015 Patrick Marleau reaches a milestone !
Patrick Marleau(SJ) scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a feed by Joe Thornton. It feels like only yesterday I was a rookie in the dressing room looking up to the vets like Smith and Carson. Man, whatta' great game this is, he joked as his teammates showered him with Champagne.
A native of Canada, Patrick Marleau was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1313 NHL games during his career, notching 473 goals and adding 527 assists along with 421 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 66 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 36+33=69 with 12 PIM.
6-3-2015 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins injured.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Ryan Carter (TOR). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. Not much I can do now, except listen to my doctor, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice.
6-3-2015 Jarome Iginla reaches a milestone !
Jarome Iginla(COL) scored the 1200th point of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a feed by Alex Tanguay. It is just part of my job, he said after the game in the dressing room.
A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1375 NHL games during his career, notching 577 goals and adding 623 assists along with 909 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 65 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 17+16=33 with 22 PIM.
6-3-2015 Bryan Little injured.
Bryan Little (ATL) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Cal Clutterbuck (NYI). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I won't be able to do much for the next few weeks, the injured player commented.
6-3-2015 Media praises the Pittsburgh Penguins
As a coach, if you can get your team to work hard every night, then you've done your job, commented Pittsburgh Penguins coach Lindy Ruff after today's game against the Ottawa Senators. This brings their current streak to 15 games undefeated.
6-3-2015 Thomas Vanek reaches a milestone !
Thomas Vanek(BOS) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a goal by Patrice Bergeron. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, he said after the game in the dressing room..
A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 718 NHL games during his career, notching 299 goals and adding 300 assists along with 472 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 55 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 22+21=43 with 68 PIM.
6-3-2015 Thomas Vanek reaches a milestone !
Thomas Vanek(BOS) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a goal by Patrice Bergeron. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, he replied before ducking into the dressing room..
A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 718 NHL games during his career, notching 299 goals and adding 301 assists along with 472 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 55 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 22+22=44 with 68 PIM.