Price, Rinne, Dubnyk named Vezina Trophy finalists
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, Nashville Predators netminder Pekka Rinne and Devan Dubnyk of the Minnesota Wild are the nominees for the Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL's top goaltender.
Price led the league with 44 wins and led all qualified netminders with a goals-against average of 1.96 and a save percentage of .933.
.@CanadiensMTL's @CP0031 became 1st goalie to lead NHL in wins (44), GAA (1.96) and SV% (.933) since 1990-91. pic.twitter.com/DwY8WeHbzF
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 24, 2015
Rinne went 41-17-6 with a 2.18 GAA and a .923 save percentage despite missing eight games with a knee injury.
Dubnyk was 36-14-4 with a 2.07 GAA and a .929 save percentage in 58 contests.
He went 27-9-2 with the Wild after being traded by the Arizona Coyotes in January, posting a 1.78 GAA and .936 save percentage after joining Minnesota.
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