Oddsmakers view the race for the Vezina Trophy as a two-player contest in 2022-23. Standout Russians, Igor Shesterkin and Andrei Vasilevskiy, are the clear-cut favorite and second-choice, respectively, around the market and for good reason.
Shesterkin is coming off a generational performance for the Rangers last season and Vasilevskiy has been the most consistent goaltender in the world for the past three seasons.
However, goaltending is volatile and this award is never as straightforward as it seems at the beginning of the year.
Here are our favorite bets to win the Vezina Trophy: