🥅 Vezina Trophy Odds 2026: Vasilevskiy Leapfrogged Sorokin in Two-Goaltender Race

It feels increasingly like a two-man race to decide who is the best goaltender this season, with Andrei Vasilevskiy trading just ahead of Ilya Sorokin via the Vezina Trophy odds as we enter the final straight of the NHL season. 

There isn't much chance of a goaltender other than those two winning the award, as Jeremy Swayman has the third-shortest odds at +4500. Those odds imply a 2.17% probability. 

📊 Vezina Trophy odds 2026 

Odds via our best sports betting apps. 

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Odds via FanDuel. 

• Connor Hellebuyck: +310
• Igor Shesterkin: +650
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: +750
• Jake Oettinger: +1500
• Dustin Wolf: +1500
• Logan Thompson: +1600
• Darcy Kuemper: +1900
• Sergei Bobrovsky: +1900
• Jacob Markstrom: +2100
• Ilya Sorokin: +2100
• Anthony Stolarz: +2800
• Filip Gustavsson: +2800
• Mackenzie Blackwood: +2800
• Jordan Binnington: +3500
• Jeremy Swayman: +4200
• Juuse Saros: +4200

🔮 Vezina Trophy prediction 

Vasilevskiy has the key advantage of playing for a juggernaut whose collective defense is out of the upper echelon. The Tampa Bay Lightning concede the second-fewest expected goals against and the third-fewest high danger shots against. 

Playing in front of that elite group benefits him, but take nothing away from Vasilevskiy, who resembles his former self from his Vezina-winning season. 

Prediction and best bet: Vasilevskiy (+130 via DraftKings at time of bet, Feb. 25)

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❓ Vezina Trophy FAQs

Who is the 2026 Vezina Trophy favorite?

Andrei Vasilevskiy is the Vezina Trophy odds favorite, with odds of -125. Those odds imply a 55.56% probability, according to the odds calculator. 

Who won the Vezina Trophy last season?

The Winnipeg Jets' Connor Hellebuyck won his second straight Vezina. He closed as the -10000 runaway Vezina Trophy odds favorite. 

Who won the 2024 Vezina Trophy?

Connor Hellebuyck won the 2024 Vezina Trophy. 

When will the Vezina Trophy be decided?

The 2025 winner was announced on June 12, 2025, so expect a similar timeline. 

Who has won the most Vezina Trophy awards? 

Jacques Plante has won the most Vezina Trophies (7), six of which with the Montreal Canadiens. 

Which active goaltender has won the most Vezina Trophy awards? 

Connor Hellebuyck has the most Vezinas (3) of active netminders. 

Who was the last back-to-back Vezina Trophy winner? 

Connor Hellebuyck won back-to-back crowns in 2024 and 2025, while Martin Brodeur did the double in 2007 and 2008. 

Which goaltender won the most consecutive Vezina Trophies? 

Plante won the most consecutive Vezina Trophies, winning five in a row with the Canadiens from 1956 to 1960. 

Who was the youngest goaltender to win the Vezina?

Tom Barrasso, the youngest Vezina winner, won the award with the Buffalo Sabres in 1983-84 when he was 18 years old.