A good goaltender is an integral part of any NHL team's success, and the best at the position in a single season will take home the Vezina Trophy.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was named the 2024/25 Vezina Trophy winner.
In 2024/25, Hellebuyck led all goalies in goals against average (2.00), shutouts (8), goals saved above average (42), and goalie point shares (14.5). He finished second among all players in point shares, and he finished second in save percentage at .925 — the league leader's was .926.
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin won the award in 2021/22. This past season, he faced the most shots (1,751), made the most total saves (1,584), and finished tied for second in shutouts (6) while posting a .905 save percentage and 2.86 goals against average.
Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger was third in wins (36), 12th in goals allowed per game (2.59), and 12th in save percentage (.909) en route to a conference finals appearance.
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, Vezina winner in 2018/19, led the league in minutes played (3,743) and finished fourth in save percentage (.921) and tied for second in shutouts (6).
NHL Vezina Trophy past winners
Before the 1981/82 season, the Vezina Trophy was automatically awarded to the goalie to start the most games for the team that allowed the fewest goals. From '81/82 on, the award has been voted upon by NHL general managers.
The following list only includes winners from '81/82 and beyond, since the award for the goalie to start the most games for the team with the fewest goals allowed now gets awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy.
Year | Player | Team |
2024/25 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets |
2023/24 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets |
2022/23 | Linus Ullmark | Boston Bruins |
2021/22 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers |
2020/21 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights |
2019/20 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets |
2018/19 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning |
2017/18 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators |
2016/17 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets |
2015/16 | Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals |
2014/15 | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens |
2013/14 | Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins |
2012/13 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets |
2011/12 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers |
2010/11 | Tim Thomas | Boston Bruins |
2009/10 | Ryan Miller | Buffalo Sabres |
2008/09 | Tim Thomas | Boston Bruins |
2007/08 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils |
2006/07 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils |
2005/06 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Calgary Flames |
2004/05 | Season canceled - lockout | |
2003/04 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils |
2002/03 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey Devils |
2001/02 | Jose Theodore | Montreal Canadiens |
2000/01 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
1999/00 | Olaf Kolzig | Washington Capitals |
1998/99 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
1997/98 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
1996/97 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
1995/96 | Jim Carey | Washington Capitals |
1994/95 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
1993/94 | Dominik Hasek | Buffalo Sabres |
1992/93 | Ed Belfour | Chicago Blackhawks |
1991/92 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens |
1990/91 | Ed Belfour | Chicago Blackhawks |
1989/90 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens |
1988/89 | Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens |
1987/88 | Grant Fuhr | Edmonton Oilers |
1986/87 | Ron Hextall | Philadelphia Flyers |
1985/86 | John Vanbiesbrouck | New York Rangers |
1984/85 | Pelle Lindbergh | Philadelphia Flyers |
1983/84 | Tom Barrasso | Buffalo Sabres |
1982/83 | Pete Peeters | Boston Bruins |
1981/82 | Billy Smith | New York Islanders |
NHL Vezina Trophy information
The Vezina Trophy features a wooden pedestal with a silver trophy featuring crossed goaltender sticks on top of the pedestal. The pedestal features metal pieces with names of past winners on them.
NHL Vezina Trophy announcement
The Vezina Trophy is one of the individual awards - along with the Hart Trophy, Norris Trophy and Calder Trophy - announced at the NHL Awards ceremony. Connor Hellebuyck was announced as the Vezina winner at the 2025 NHL Awards on July 12, 2025.
