Flames’ Jacob Markstrom among Vezina Trophy finalists as NHL’s best goaltender

NEW YORK – Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom was amongst three Vezina Trophy finalists named Tuesday.

Juuse Saros of the Nashville Predators and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers are additionally within the working for the prize awarded “to the goaltender adjudged to be the most effective at his place.”

All three goaltenders are making their debut as Vezina Trophy finalists. It’s the primary time since 2014 that there was three debutantes for the award. Tampa’s Ben Bishop, Boston’s Tuukka Rask, and Colorado’s Semyon Varlamov had been the nominees that yr.

Markstrom had a 2.22 goals-against common and a .922 save proportion within the common season for Calgary. He had a league-leading 9 shutouts this season, far surpassing his eight profession shutouts coming into the season.

He’s the primary Flames netminder voted a Vezina Trophy finalist since Miikka Kiprusoff in 2006-07 and is aiming to change into the second winner in franchise historical past, following Kiprusoff in 2005-06.

Saros took over because the Predators’ beginning goaltender after Pekka Rinne’s retirement within the low season. Saros had a 2.64 GAA, .918 save proportion, and 4 shutouts for Nashville.

Rinne was a four-time Vezina finalist, capturing the award in 2017-18, ending second twice and third as soon as.

Shesterkin posted an NHL-best 2.07 GAA and .935 save proportion, serving to the Rangers (52-24-6) attain 110 factors, the third-highest whole in franchise historical past.

He recorded the seventh-best save proportion amongst all NHL goaltenders for the reason that statistic was first formally recorded in 1955-56 (minimal 25 video games performed) and have become the second Rangers netminder to prime the save proportion chart, following Gump Worsley in 1957-58.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Could 10, 2022.

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