Minnesota Wild winger Thomas Vanek is quietly having an excellent start to the season. The 31-year-old veteran winger has looked like he's on the wrong side of his prime at times the last few seasons. But his goal on Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks is further proof he's still one of the league's best snipers.
Thomas Vanek snipes Ducks goalie to score from a difficult angle
Vanek continues his torrid start to the year.
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The Ducks ran into penalty troubles in the second period but their penalty kill managed to keep the Wild from capitalizing up until the latter half of the period. At that point, Vanek took things into his own hands along the boards. The Wild winger somehow saw an opening through two players and the goalie and fired the puck home.
Vanek goal, 2-0 Wild pic.twitter.com/aBmAOym3pv
— Stephanie (@myregularface) October 24, 2015 Talk about threading a needle. Only a handful of NHL players could make that kind of shot, and Minnesota has to be pleased Vanek is still one of them. That goal was his fourth of the season and second in as many games.
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