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Lightning Round: Andrei Vasilevskiy second in Vezina voting

He has a different trophy in mind.

By HardevLad
2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Game One
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 28: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning warms up prior to Game One of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens at the Amalie Arena on June 28, 2021 in Tampa, Florida.
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It was the NHL Awards last night and a couple Tampa Bay Lightning who were up for awards left empty-handed. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished second in a close Vezina Trophy race, losing to Marc-Andre Fleury by only a few first place votes. Victor Hedman was a somewhat distant third place winner in Norris voting, as Adam Fox won the award and Cale Makar finished second.

Vasilevskiy did earn First All-Star Team honors, and Hedman was on the Second All-Star Team.

Here are the major award winners from the night:

  • Hart (MVP): Connor McDavid
  • Ted Lindsay (Best Player): Connor McDavid
  • Norris (Best Defenseman): Adam Fox
  • Vezina (Best Goalie): Marc-Andre Fleury
  • Calder (Best Rookie): Kirill Kaprizov

McDavid was the first player since Wayne Gretzky in 1982 to sweep the Hart by receiving all 100 first place votes. Here is the final ballot for that award, as well as the Norris and Vezina. Tom Gulitti has the lists of other awards posted on his Twitter if you’re interested.

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