NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we look at the advanced metrics behind goalies gaining momentum in the Vezina Trophy race.

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After the injury to back-to-back Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck , the race for the NHL’s top goalie is heating up, with many of the upstart contenders boasting strong advanced metrics.

Hellebuyck, who also won the Hart Trophy last season as most valuable player, had knee surgery on Nov. 22 but could still have enough runway once he returns to rejoin the Vezina race. There have also been injuries to standout goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy (undisclosed; injured reserve) of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Scott Wedgewood (concus

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