To mark the beginning of the 2025-26 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Vezina Trophy , given annually to the top goalie in the NHL as selected NHL general managers.

Connor Hellebuyck has a chance to do something that's happened once in 44 seasons.

The Winnipeg Jets goalie, who won the Vezina Trophy voted as the best at his position in the NHL the past two seasons, is the favorite to win it again this season, according to NHL.com. Hellebuyck received seven first-place votes and 61 voting points from a 15-person panel.

Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning was second with 43 points (two first-place votes), followed by Jake Oettinger of the Dallas Stars with 42 (two), Igor Shesterkin of

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