MOSCOW, Oct 6 Russian goaltenders Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers «and Andrei Vasilevsky of the Tampa Bay Lightning are included in the list of contenders for the Vezina Trophy award in the 2022/23 season, according to the authors of the official website of the National Hockey League (NHL), according to the league's website. «Vezina Trophy» — prize , which is awarded to the best goaltender in the NHL regular season. Shesterkin won the award last season, Vasilevsky won the prize in 2019. «All I want now is the Stanley Cup with the Rangers. If I have a chance to get another Vezina, everything will be fine, but our goal is the Stanley Cup. It doesn't matter what happens to get to it,» Shesterkin said. According to the results of the NHL poll, Shesterkin received 63 points. In second place was Vasilevsky (44), closed the top three contenders Finn Juuse Saros («Nashville Predators»). According to the authors, the Russians Sergey Bobrovsky (“Florida Panthers”, 2) and Alexander Georgiev (“Colorado Avalanche”, 1) can also apply for the award. The new NHL season starts on October 7 in Prague with a match between Nashville and San Jose «.
