Over the past four seasons, Oettinger’s 138 wins trail only Andrei Vasilevsky of the Tampa Bay Lightning (141) and Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets (150). He’s had at least 30 wins in each of them, including going 36-18-4 with a 2.59 GAA and .909 save percentage in 58 games last season. The 26-year-old has also helped the Stars advance to the Western Conference Final each of the past three seasons; his 29 wins over that span are second in the postseason behind Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers (44).
In helping the Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles, Bobrovsky has gone 32-15 with a 2.26 GAA, .910 save percentage and five shutouts in 47 playoff games. The 36-year-old veteran has won at least 30 games eight times in his 15 NHL seasons, including 33 last season (33-19-2, 2.44 GAA, .906 save percentage, five shutouts). Bobrovsky’s 429 career wins are the most among active goalies and 10th all-time.
Shesterkin’s 2.86 GAA and .905 save percentage last season were each the worst of his six NHL seasons, showing how dominant he has been. The 29-year-old was 27-29-5 with six shutouts (tied for second in NHL) following three seasons in which he won at least 36 games. That included a 2021-22 season in which he won the Vezina and was a Hart Trophy finalist for League MVP, leading the NHL in GAA (2.07) and save percentage (.935; minimum 20 games). Shesterkin also leads the NHL in postseason save percentage since 2021-22 (.929, minimum 15 games played).
Vasilevskiy (38-20-5) was second in the NHL in wins last season, fourth in GAA (2.18) and save percentage (.921) and tied for second in shutouts (six). He faced the second-most shots (1,716), made the second-most saves (1,581) and played more minutes than anyone at the position (3,743:05). The 31-year-old helped the Lightning qualify for the playoffs for the eighth straight season. He is a five-time Vezina finalist and since 2015-16, has the most wins (324) and second-most shutouts (39) in the NHL.
Hellebuyck won the Vezina for the second straight season and third overall while also claiming the Hart Trophy. The 32-year-old went 47-12-3 and tied Vasilevskiy for the NHL lead with 63 games played. He led all goalies in wins, goals-against average (2.00; minimum 25 games) and shutouts (eight), and was second in save percentage (.925), behind Anthony Stolarz of the Toronto Maple Leafs (.926). He also won the Jennings Trophy for helping the Jets allow an NHL-low 191 goals during the regular season. Winnipeg allowed 2.32 goals per game and won the Presidents’ Trophy as the team with the best regular-season record (56-22-4). Hellebuyck has won at least 30 games in six of the past eight seasons.