2026-27 Vezina Trophy Odds: NHL Goalie of the Year Betting Lines & Futures

Luc LeBlanc - Betting Editor at Covers.com
Luc LeBlanc • Content Editor 3+ years betting experience
Updated: Sep 14, 2026 , 10:25 AM ET • 4 min read

Connor Hellebuyck remains the favorite to claim the Vezina Trophy this season despite a tumultuous summer.

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Photo By - Reuters Connect. Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save against the Columbus Blue Jackets

With the 2026-27 NHL season ever-looming, it's time to take a look at the Vezina Trophy odds. Unsurprisingly, some familiar faces round out the top of the board.

Connor Hellebuyck comes in with the best chance of winning at +500, down from +400 after publicly requesting a trade this summer. Logan Thompson jumps from +640 to a narrow second-favorite at +550, while Ilya Sorokin (+800) leapfrogs Andrei Vasilevskiy to round out the Top 3.

Find out how the rest of the NHL odds look as we head deep into the offseason.

Vezina Trophy Odds 

Player Bet99
Flames Connor Hellebuyck +500
Flames Logan Thompson +550
Flames Ilya Sorokin +800
Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy +850
Rangers Igor Shesterkin +900
Bruins Jeremy Swayman  +1300
Panthers Jacob Markstrom +1800
Maple Leafs Sergei Bobrovsky +2000
Canadiens Jakub Dobes +2250
Wild Jesper Wallstedt +2500

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Odds movement

9/14: Connor Hellebuyck sees his favorite status nearly crumble after a highly public trade request. Logan Thompson is the narrow No. 2, while Ilya Sorokin barely surpasses Andrei Vasilevskiy for the No.3 spot.

7/30: The top of the odds board is stacked as always, and Connor Hellebuyck opened as a sizeable favorite. Movement has come, however, with Logan Thompson breaking into the No. 2 spot ahead of Vasilevskiy.

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Vezina Trophy prediction

Give me Jesper Wallstedt at +2500.

I'm wary of Hellebuyck due to his holdout and imminent trade out of Winnipeg, and the odds for the rest of the Top 3 are just too short for me to justify. Vasilevskiy has only been nominated twice in the last five seasons and posted a -5.2 GSAA as recently as 2023-24, and Thompson has yet to be nominated despite two fourth-place finishes.

Wallstedt's .916 save percentage and 82 GA% both ranked second in the NHL, and his 19.6 GSAA ranked fifth despite only playing in 35 games. Filip Gustavsson struggled for the Wild down the stretch, and I think this is the season that 23-year-old Wallstedt establishes himself as one of the league's elite.

Bet Odds Bet date Units
Wild Jesper Wallstedt +2500 September 14 0.5

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Understanding NHL Vezina odds

Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. When the regular season is nearly finished and a consensus has emerged, you might see a player with a minus sign (-) ahead of his odds, like this:

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy -135

The (-) means that Hellebuyck is the odds-on favorite, and a bettor would need to wager $135 to win $100. Other contenders in the Vezina race might have plus (+) odds to win.

  • Ilya Sorokin +100

Here, a bettor stood to profit $100 for every $100 wagered. 

If American odds aren't your thing, simply use a tool like our odds converter to switch the odds to decimal or fractional format. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the odds format that you see.


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  • Connor Hellebuyck is the first netminder since Martin Brodeur (2008) to win back-to-back Vezina Trophies.
  • The Montreal Canadiens have the most Vezina Trophy winners in NHL history (29).
  • No goaltender has won the Vezina and Stanley Cup in the same season since Tim Thomas (2011).
  • The Eastern Conference and Western Conference have split the last 10 Vezina winners at five apiece.

Vezina Trophy history

A quick look at recent NHL Vezina Trophy winners and their opening odds according to BetMGM.

Season Player Opening Odds
2025-26 Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy +1200
2024-25 Flames Connor Hellebuyck +600
2023-24 Flames Connor Hellebuyck +650
2022-23 Kings Linus Ullmark +8000
2021-22 Capitals Igor Shesterkin +2000
2020-21 Wild Marc-Andre Fleury +4000
2019-20 Flames Connor Hellebuyck +2000
2018-19 Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy +550
2017-18 Kings Pekka Rinne +1500
2016-17 Maple Leafs Sergei Bobrovsky N/A

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