For the fifth time in his career, Andrei Vasilevskiy has been selected as one of the top three goaltenders in the regular season. The one-time winner (2018-19) makes his return as a finalist for the first time since the 2020-21 season when he finished second. Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg) and Darcy Kuemper (Los Angeles) are the other two finalists.
Look, we know that Hellebuyck is going to win this thing, and deservedly so. The only question will be if it unanimous or if Vasilevskiy and Kuemper can sneak in a couple of first-place votes. Hellebuyck started the season off red-hot, building a huge lead in the eyes of the voters and did enough down the stretch to secure the award.