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Sorokin vs Vasilevskiy: Vezina Race Down to Wire

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The Vezina Trophy race for the 2025-26 NHL season is a two-horse race between Tampa Bay Lightnings Andrei Vasilevskiy and New York Islanders Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin leads with 29.7 goals saved above expected, while Vasilevskiy trails with 22.2. Both have identical .912 save percentages. Sorokins recent shutout streak and Vasilevskiys team success could decide the race. Other contenders include Washingtons Logan Thompson, Colorados Scott Wedgewood, and Bostons Jeremy Swayman. The race is tight, with wild shifts expected in the final games.

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Sorokin vs Vasilevskiy: Vezina Race Down to Wire

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NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Sorokin vs Vasilevskiy: Vezina Race Down to Wire. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 2nd, the Vazina Trophy race for the 2025-26 NHL season is down to a showdown between Tampa Bay Lightning Goli, Andre, Vasilevsky and New York Islanders, Net Minder, Ilya Sarokin. Everyone else is just chasing finalist spots now as we hit the final stretch. Sarokin leads the league with 29.7 goals saved above expected, while Vasilevsky sits fifth at 22.2. Vasilevsky still makes a strong case with 35 wins, the most in the league, and a second best goals, against average of 2.32. Sarokins is 2.59. Beyond numbers, Vasilevsky lifts Tampa huge with a 0.712 winning percentage when he starts

versus 0.545 without him. Islanders drop to 0.517 off the bench. Honorable mentions, go to Washington Capitals, Logan Thompson, Titan Save percentage with a solid 28.2 goals saved above expected. Colorado's Scott Wedgewood Top Skulls, against a 2.19, but lags in advanced metrics. Boston's Jeremy Swaman has surged lately with a 0.923 save percentage since mid-season. Its neck and neck heading into these last games, so expect some wild shifts before the regular season wraps in a couple weeks. Team coverage, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today, I'm Corey with the story.

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