The former Gopher forward from Austria had a big game scoring two goals in the second period leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over Detroit. It was the second and third goals of the year for Vanek. The first goal was pretty lucky as he tried to send a pass throug a defenseman on a 2-on-1 and it deflected on the defenseman and into the net past Chris Osgood. Vanek's second goal chased Osgood from the game. He helped turn over the Red Wings before they could breakout and quickly passed to Derek Roy. He then cleaned up and buried the puck into an open net after Roy drove to the net and left the puck near the creaase when he was taken down. This goal is worth watching because Vanek was hurt as he slid into the back wall.
See First Goal HereSee Second Goal Here"Thomas is going to miss some time," coach Lindy Ruff said. When asked for a more specific time frame, he replied, "weeks."
Vanek now has three goals on the year. At the age of 25 Vanek is clearly one of the best young NHL stars. He has scored at least 25 goals in each of his first four NHL seasons and he now has 147 goals and 263 points in his NHL career. His beset season came in his second year when he scored 43 goals and 41 assists.
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