Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Swayman Vezina finalists

New York, April 29, 2026 - Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders and Jeremy Swayman of the Boston Bruins were named the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy on Wednesday, recognizing the National Hockey League's top goaltender for the 2025-26 season.

The award, voted on by the league's 32 general managers, will be presented at the NHL Awards ceremony later this summer. Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who won the Vezina last season, was not among the finalists.

Vasilevskiy, a six-time finalist who captured the trophy in the 2018-19 season, led all goaltenders with 39 wins. He ranked second in the league in goals-against average at 2.12 and tied for fourth in save percentage at .912 across 58 games. During a key stretch from December 20 to February 25, he went 17-0-1 with a 1.90 goals-against average and .925 save percentage, contributing to Tampa Bay's second-place finish in the Atlantic Division and ninth straight playoff appearance. He held opponents to two goals or fewer in 35 starts.

Sorokin recorded a 29-24-2 mark with a 2.68 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and a league-leading seven shutouts in 55...