Big surprise among the finalists for the Vézina Trophy

The Vézina Trophy is awarded annually to the goaltender judged to be the best of the regular season in the National Hockey League.

Last year, Marc-Andre Fleury won the award.

This season, ESPN analyst and former goaltender Kevin Weekes says Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (2.07/.935), Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (2.68/.918) and Calgary Flames goaltender Jakob Markstrom (2.22/.922).

The surprise in all this? The absence of Freddy Andersen of the Carolina Hurricanes. He had a goals-against-average of 2.17 and a save percentage of .922. That's better than Markstrom and Sarros.

Anyway, everyone agrees that Shesterkin will be the big winner.

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