Andrei Vasilevskiy wins Vezina Trophy for 2025-26 season

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was named the winner of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender for the 2025-26 season, the league announced Saturday. It is the second Vezina of his career and his first since the 2018-19 season.

The 31-year-old star received the news in an unconventional manner. After an offseason training session at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena, Vasilevskiy was approached in the parking lot by Tampa Police officers and a K9 unit, who informed him of a suspicious object in his vehicle. The officers conducted a search before revealing the trophy, which had been placed in his car. Vasilevskiy expressed relief that his car was undamaged, stating he was happy to avoid an insurance process.

Vasilevskiy was a decisive winner in voting conducted by the league’s 32 general managers. He received 17 first-place votes and earned 114 total points, comfortably ahead of New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who finished second with 51 points and eight first-place votes. Boston’s Jeremy Swayman placed third. Other goalies receiving votes included Logan Thompson, Scott Wedgewood, Dan Vladar, Igor Shesterkin, and Jake Oettinger.