Overview
- The NHL, which unveiled the trio Wednesday, said general managers cast the ballots and the winner will be revealed at the NHL Awards later this spring.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy led the league with 39 wins and posted a 2.31 goals-against average and .912 save percentage, making him a six-time finalist and the 2019 winner seeking a second trophy.
- Ilya Sorokin led the NHL with seven shutouts and a league-best 452 high-danger saves while finishing 29-24-2 with a 2.68 GAA and .906 save percentage for the Islanders.
- Jeremy Swayman logged a career-high 31 wins with a 2.71 GAA and .908 save percentage, and his 28.8 goals saved above expected ranked second in the league in a bounce-back season for Boston.
- An NHL.com writers' poll lists Vasilevskiy as the favorite, while analytics-driven coverage points to Sorokin and Swayman, and two-time defending winner Connor Hellebuyck did not make the finalist list.