How soon until we see another NHL goaltender win the Hart Trophy?

Jun 16, 2025, 14:00 EDT

Credit: Dec 28, 2024; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) tries for a glove save in the third period against the Ottawa Senators at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-Imagn Images

Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck achieved the rare feat of winning the Hart Trophy as a goaltender on Friday, becoming the first netminder in 10 years to earn the honors.

Most often reserved for standout offensive talents like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Leon Draisaitl and others, Hellebuyck’s standout campaign impressed voters, earning him the Hart in addition to the Vezina Trophy.

However, he became the first goaltender since Carey Price won the award in 2015 with the Montreal Canadiens, and just the ninth netminder ever to claim the trophy since it began being awarded after the 1923-24 season.

On Monday’s episode of Daily Faceoff Live, Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli dove into a game of over-under in a discussion of when a goaltender might next win the Hart Trophy.

Yaremchuk: Frank, let’s play a little over-under. Connor Hellebuyck captured the Hart Trophy as a goalie, which is something that does not happen, and you’ve got to go back basically a decade from when Carey Price won the Hart in 2015.

Let me ask you, though, is this another one-off, or is this a trend. Over or under 9.5 years until we get another goalie to win the Hart? Which way would you lean?

Seravalli: I would lean toward over; it takes a very special goalie who transcends the position. There already is an award for the position, and it’s a big reason why I did not put Hellebuyck in the number one position on my ballot; that went to Leon Draisaitl.

Hellebuyck plays more than any goalie, basically, but there’s still at least a quarter of the season where he’s sitting on the bench. Yes, you could make the argument on the flip side that when he’s in the net, he’s playing all 60 or 65 minutes, and that’s true, but there’s still 25% of the time where he’s not playing, likely zero at least.

I think that number is going to continue to grow. I think it’s going to take a head and shoulders season, above anyone else, to be in that conversation. Frankly, I’m surprised at how the voting ended up, with him being such a relative runaway winner.

You can catch the full discussion and the rest of Monday’s episode here…