The other finalists were Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, and Vasilevskiy, who tied for the NHL lead with 44 wins. Hellebuyck, 25, broke Tom Barrasso's record for most wins by a United States-born goaltender (43 with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992-93); Vasilevskiy, 23, set a Lightning record with nine straight wins (Oct. 9-30).
Here is the voting by NHL general managers:
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd)
1. Pekka Rinne, NSH 129 (22-6-1)
2. Connor Hellebuyck, WPG 82 (7-14-5)
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL 21 (0-5-6)
4. Frederik Andersen, TOR 12 (1-2-1)
5. Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK 11 (1-1-3)
6. John Gibson, ANA 11 (0-1-8)
7. Tuukka Rask, BOS 7 (0-2-1)
8. Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ 4 (0-0-4)
t-9. Roberto Luongo, FLA 1 (0-0-1)
t-9. Jonathan Quick, LAK 1 (0-0-1)