Vezina: Brodeur, Lundqvist or Nabokov?

Tonight in Toronto the NHL will host its annual award ceremony (viewable on NHL Network in the US).  One goalie award is already known as Dominik Hasek and Chris Osgood will share the Jennings Trophy for best goals against average.  The real goalie award is the Vezina, which will go to Martin Brodeur, Henrik Lundqvist or Evgeni Nabokov.  For Brodeur a win would be his fourth (in five seasons); for Lundqvist or Nabokov it would be their first.  As with any subjective award there are two ways to predict the winner… who should win it and who will win it.

How about a quick look at their statistics for the season (I’ve included playoff success even though the award is voted upon at the end of the regular season):

 77 GP, 44 Wins, 4 SO, 2.17 GAA, .920 SV% and a first round playoff loss

 

 

 72 GP, 37 Wins, 10 SO, 2.23 GAA, .912 SV% and a second round playoff loss

 

 

77 GP, 46 Wins, 6 SO, 2.14 GAA, .910 SV% and a second round playoff loss