For the first four months of the season, the Vezina was a foregone conclusion. Henrik Lundqvist had the award wrapped up. Then along came Jonanthan Quick and his stellar last two months to get the Kings to the playoffs. After that, there was much debate over who should win. There was no wrong choice, both deserved the award, but in the end it was Henrik Lundqvist winning the award after his fourth nomination.

Lundqvist finished the season with a 39-18-5 record, a 1.97 GAA, a .930 SV%, and 8 shutouts. Quick finished with a 35-21-13 record, a 1.95 GAA, a .929SV%, and a league leading 10 shutouts. Both were equally deserving, and it was nice to see Hank finally get the nod in what turned out to be a lopsided vote. Hank had 17 first place votes, Quick had six.

Ryan Callahan (Mark Messier Award) and John Tortorella (Jack Adams) finished as runner-ups (runners-up?) for their respective awards. Hank lost out on the Hart Trophy to Evgeni Malkin.

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