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Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
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| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
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| Date | Opponent | GS | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | PIM | TOI |
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| Apr 16 | vs  | 0 | L | 10 | 1 | 0.900 | 0 | 18:31 |
| Apr 12 | @  | 1 | L | 23 | 4 | 0.826 | 0 | 59:46 |
| Mar 26 | vs | 1 | L | 23 | 6 | 0.739 | 0 | 49:54 |
| Mar 24 | vs  | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17:28 |
| Mar 20 | vs  | 1 | L | 22 | 2 | 0.909 | 0 | 59:06 |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | GP | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% |
| 2014-15 | Liberec | CzRep | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2.67 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014-15 | Benatky | CzRep-2 | 20 | 0-0-0 | 2.24 | - | 0 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 2.77 | 0.000 |
| 2014-15 | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech | 2 | 0-0-0 | 1.50 | 0.943 | 0 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 3.26 | 0.870 |
| 2014-15 | HC Benatky nad Jizerou | Czech2 | 20 | 0-0-0 | 2.24 | 0.925 | 0 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 2.77 | 0.902 |
| 2015-16 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0.92 | 0.962 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015-16 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 32 | 0-0-0 | 2.03 | 0.917 | 0 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 2.31 | 0.914 |
| 2016-17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 39 | 0-0-0 | 2.54 | 0.909 | 0 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2.75 | 0.910 |
| 2017-18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 32 | 0-0-0 | 3.04 | 0.888 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017-18 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 2 | 0-0-0 | 2.01 | 0.935 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018-19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 38 | 21-10-9 | 2.62 | 0.907 | 2 | 4 | 1-3-9 | 2.25 | 0.935 |
| 2019-20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 31 | 19-10-1 | 2.26 | 0.917 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | NHL | 37 | 21-10-4 | 2.69 | 0.908 | 2 | 1 | 0-0-0 | 4.56 | 0.750 | |
| 2021-22 | NHL | 42 | 20-12-6 | 2.67 | 0.908 | 4 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 4.21 | 0.863 | |
| 2021-22 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0-1-0 | 2.03 | 0.913 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | NHL | 52 | 33-11-4 | 2.45 | 0.911 | 3 | 7 | 1-3-0 | 4.64 | 0.825 | |
| 2023-24 | NHL | 32 | 17-9-3 | 3.18 | 0.890 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2024-25 | NHL | 18 | 3-10-3 | 3.88 | 0.882 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2024-25 | NHL | 7 | 2-4-1 | 3.00 | 0.890 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2.00 | 0.917 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025-26 | NHL | 22 | 5-13-3 | 2.93 | 0.883 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| NHL Totals | 210 | 101-69-24 | 2.84 | 0.900 | 11 | 10 | 2-4-0 | 4.52 | 0.834 | ||
| Season | Tournament | Team | GP | W-L-OTL | SA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | World Juniors | Czechia | 3 | 1-2-0 | 76 | 4.31 | 0.829 | 0 | 181:00 |
| 2014-15 | World Juniors | Czechia U20 | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.31 | 0.829 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 2014-15 | Czech U20 | Bili Tygri Liberec U20 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0.919 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 2015-16 | World Juniors | Czechia | 5 | 2-3-0 | 101 | 2.73 | 0.881 | 1 | 264:00 |
| 2015-16 | World Juniors | Czechia U20 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.73 | 0.881 | 0 | 0:00 |
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Vanecek, a second-round pick (No. 39) in the 2014 NHL Draft, was the second Czech Republic-born goaltender ever selected by the Capitals, following Michal Neuvirth (2006, No. 34).
He signed a three-year, entry-level contract July 15, 2014, but played the 2014-15 season in the Czech Republic. He had a 1.50 goals-against average and .943 save percentage in two games in the Czech Extraliga, the country's top professional league, and a 2.24 GAA and .925 save percentage in 20 games with HC Benatky nad Jizerou in the Czech second division. Vanecek also had a 4.31 GAA and .829 save percentage in three games for the sixth-place Czech Republic at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Vanecek came to North America in 2015-16, going 18-7-6 with a 2.03 GAA, .917 save percentage and four shutouts in 32 games with South Carolina of the ECHL, and was named to the league's All-Rookie Team.
He played most of the next three seasons with Hershey of the American Hockey League. In 2016-17 he was third among AHL rookies with a 2.54 GAA in 39 games and tied for second among all AHL goalies with five shutouts. In 2018-19 he had a 2.62 GAA and .907 save percentage in 38 games and played in the AHL All-Star Game.
Vanecek made his NHL debut Jan. 15, 2021, making 30 saves in a 2-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. His first shutout also came against the Sabres, on March 15, 2021. His 21 wins in 2020-21 led NHL rookies and were the second-most ever by a Capitals rookie, after Neuvirth had 27 in 2010-11.
Vanecek played 42 games in the 2021-22 season, five more then the season prior, and was 20-12-6 with a 2.67 GAA and .908 save percentage. On July 8, 2022, Vanecek was traded to the New Jersey Devils and signed a three-year, $10.2 million contract July 19. He made 35 saves in a 5-3 win at the New York Rangers on Nov. 28 to go 11-2-0 in his first 15 games with the Devils and become the second goalie (Sean Burke, 11-2-0) in Devils/Colorado Rockies/Kansas City Scouts history to do so.
Vanecek was traded to the San Jose Sharks with a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for Kaapo Kahkonen on March 8, 2024. He was sent to the Florida Panthers for minor league forward Patrick Giles on March 5, 2025.
He played seven games with the Panthers in the regular season. Although he didn't play in the postseason, Vaneck won his first Stanley Cup championship serving as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup in the playoffs. He signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Utah Mammoth on July 1, 2025.
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