The Vezina Trophy is awarded to the best goaltender in the NHL. Last year, Connor Hellebuyck, of the Winnipeg Jets, was given the honor for the second time in his career.

Hellebuyck ranked in the top five in all major goaltender categories.

Connor Hellebuyck 2023-2024 Stats:

Category	Stats	NHL Rank*
Wins	37	2nd
GAA	2.39	3rd
Save %	.921	1st
Shutouts	5	T-5th

Hellebuyck, who won his first Vezina Trophy back in 2020, will be hard-pressed to surpass Jacques Plante, who captured the award seven times, more than any other goaltender.

The great Dominik Hasek flirted with Plante’s record with six trophies of his own but was unable to win number seven.

To illustrate how special those numbers are, the two all-time winningest goaltenders, Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy, were only able to combine for seven such awards.

Repeating will be no easy feat for Hellebuyck as the competition is stiff. See below for some of this year’s favorites.

2024 Vezina Trophy Favorites?

Igor Shesterkin (+380) – New York Rangers

The Russian netminder introduced himself to the world in the 2021-2022 season with the New York Rangers by winning the Vezina Trophy.

He finished that year with a 36-13-4 record, while leading the league in both goals against average and save percentage.

Over the past three seasons, he has more wins (109) than any other goaltender and ranks in the top three in GAA and Save %.

There’s no reason to think his production will slow down this season playing in front of one of the league’s best teams.

Connor Hellebuyck (+400) – Winnipeg Jets

If you had Hellebuyck and Sergei Bobrovsky as the only two active goaltenders to have multiple Vezina’s in their trophy case, then give yourself a pat on the back.

Over the past five seasons, Hellebuyck has racked up 158 wins, an average of almost 32 per season. Only Andrei Vasilevskiy has more during that span.

The Jets’ netminder is off to a strong start this season, winning seven of his first eight starts.

He is looking to become the first back-to-back winner of the award since Martin Brodeur in 2007 and 2008.

Jake Oettinger (+500) – Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are one of the league’s elite teams and the same can be said about their goaltender.

Oettinger has reached the 30-win plateau in each of the last three seasons and ranks in the top 5 in wins and GAA over that span amongst goalies who have played a minimum of 80 games.

If you don’t like his odds of winning the Vezina Trophy, a safer bet may be for him to hit the 30-win mark again.

Jeremy Swayman (+1200) – Boston Bruins

The Bruins’ netminder has a lot to prove this year.

He held out of pre-season for a new contract, which he got, and is now the #1 goaltender in Boston after the team traded away Linus Ullmark.

Swayman’s numbers last year, while sharing the net with Ullmark, were very strong. He finished 25-10-8 with a .916 Save % and a 2.53 GAA.

Expectations remain high this year for the Bruins, meaning there will be a great deal of pressure on Swayman to show the hockey world he is worth his eight-year, $66 million deal.

Longshot: Frederik Andersen (+5000) – Carolina Hurricanes

Frederik Andersen consistently ranks near the top of the league in Save % and GAA, but injuries often derail parts of his season.

Heading into this year, he has started 100 games in three seasons with Carolina — that’s an average of just over 33 per season.

Last year, he started a career-low 16 contests. The two-time All-Star and two-time Jennings Trophy winner has proven that when he plays, he is one of the best goaltenders in the league.

Any bet placed on Andersen is also a wager on his health and ability to avoid injury.

*odds courtesy of BetMGM

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Always Shop Around

Make sure you don’t settle on the first odds you see when making a bet. Shop around for the best odds.

The chance of finding a better number on a different site is very likely. For example, Jake Oettinger is +500 on BetMGM to win the Vezina Trophy, but you can bet him at +750 on FanDuel.

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