Buffalo Sabres' Thomas Vanek(notes) (26) of Austria battles for the puck with Philadelphia Flyers' Kimmo Timonen(notes) (44) of Finland in front of Flyers goalie Ray Emery(notes) during the third period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Flyers won 5-2.

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 06: Thomas Vanek(notes) #26 of the Buffalo Sabres takes a position in front of Chris Pronger(notes) #20 of the Philadelphia Flyers at HSBC Arena on November 6, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 06: Braydon Coburn(notes) #5 of the Philadelphia Flyers attempts to skate away from Thomas Vanek(notes) #26 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on November 6, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 31: Doug Weight(notes) #93 of the New York Islanders shoots the puck against Thomas Vanek(notes) #26 of the Buffalo Sabres on October 31, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Isles defeated the Sabres 5-0. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

New York Islanders goalie Marty Biron makes a save on Buffalo Sabres' Thomas Vanek(notes) (26) as New York Islanders' Brendan Witt(notes) defends in the first period during an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y.

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 30: Thomas Vanek(notes) #26 of the Buffalo Sabres directs a shot wide of Jonas Gustavsson(notes) #50 of the Toronto Maple Leafs at HSBC Arena on October 30, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)