MOSCOW, 28 Aug – Russians Andrei Vasilevsky, Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin took the first three places in the ranking of the best goaltenders in the National Hockey League (NHL) according to the NHL Network, according to the organization’s website.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Vasilevsky topped the rankings for the fifth year in a row. The two-time Stanley Cup winner and Vezina Trophy winner helped the team to 34 wins last season. He averaged 91.5% of shots per game with a safety factor of 2.65, and also had four clean sheets. Vasilevsky, along with Shesterkin, are tied for first place in the NHL in terms of the number of wins over the past two seasons (73).

Playing for the “New York Rangers” Shesterkin took second place. In the regular season of the 2022/23 season, he won 37 victories. His performance: 91.6% of saved shots with a safety factor of 2.48, three shutouts. In 2022, the Russian became the owner of the Vezina Trophy, and was also nominated for the Hart Trophy.

Goalie “New York Islanders” Sorokin is located on the third line. Last season, he played six times to zero and became the best goaltender in the NHL in this indicator. He also reflected 92.4% of shots per game on average, the reliability ratio was 2.34. Together with the Russian “Islanders” scored 31 wins.

Eighth place in the ranking was taken by the Russian goalkeeper “Colorado Avalanche” Alexander Georgiev. In his first season with the Denver team, the goaltender set NHL personal bests in games (62), wins (40), save percentage (91.9%), safety factor (2.53) and shutouts (5). Together with Linus Ullmark of the Boston Bruins, Georgiev led the 2022-23 season in wins.

Also in the top 10 were: 4. Connor Hellebike (Winnipeg Jets), 5. Juuse Saros (Nashville Predators), 6. Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins), 7. Jake Oettinger (Dallas Stars) )… 9. Philip Gustavsson (Minnesota Wild), 10. Thatcher Demko (Vancouver Canucks).