On Monday, before Vasilevskiy and the Lightning faced the Florida Panthers in Sunrise for Game 4 of their first-round series, the NHL announced he had been named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, awarded annually " to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position ."

Connor Hellebuyck, Darcy Kuemper and Andrei Vasilevskiy were named finalists for the Vezina Trophy on Monday. The winner of the award, given annually to the goalie voted the best at his position by NHL general managers, will be announced at a later date.