NHL.com win projection: 38
Hellebuyck, who was voted the Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL’s top goalie for the second consecutive season and third time in his career, set League career highs and led the League (minimum 35 games played) in wins (47), goals-against average (2.00), save percentage (.925) and shutouts (eight) in 63 games (62 starts) last season. The 32-year-old became the fourth goalie in the expansion era (since 1967-68) and first since Carey Price in 2014-15 to win the Hart Trophy, voted as NHL MVP. Since 2022-23, Hellebuyck leads the NHL in games played among goalies (187), wins (121), GAA (2.29) and shutouts (17), and is tied for first in save percentage (.922) with Linus Ullmark (minimum 35 games). Hellebuyck is projected for a League-high 38 wins this season, and the top-ranked fantasy goalie in NHL.com’s rankings is a fringe top-10 overall player.