Andrei Vasilevskiy Wins 2026 Vezina Trophy

Vasilevskiy posted a 2.31 GAA along with a .911 SV% and two shutouts in 58 games during the regular season while finishing fourth in Goals Saved Above Expected with a mark of 24.7, per MoneyPuck.  He also led the league with 39 victories, leading in that department for the sixth time in his career.  A big chunk of those wins came from a very impressive 17-0-1 run that spanned more than two months, beginning in late December and ending shortly after the Olympic break, one that helped vault the Lightning back into contention for the Atlantic Division title.

Vasilevskiy took home 17 of 31 first-place ballots to give him a comfortable margin of victory over Ilya Sorokin of the Islanders and Jeremy Swayman of the Bruins, who were the other finalists for the award.  Their combined vote point totals (97) came in below Vasilevskiy’s (114).  Capitals netminder Logan Thompson and Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood also received first-place votes while three other netminders had down-ballot consideration as well.

With the award, Vasilevskiy is now the third active goaltender with multiple Vezina Trophy wins, joining Sergei Bobrovsky and Connor Hellebuyck.  He is also now the fifth netminder in NHL history to have multiple Vezina Trophies and multiple Stanley Cup championships.  Bobrovsky is still playing while the other three, Martin Brodeur, Dominik Hasek, and Patrick Roy, are all in the Hall of Fame.