Top Five Vezina Trophy Candidates of the 2022-23 NHL Season

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is coming off a couple of subpar seasons. Drafted by the Flyers 48th overall in the second round of the 2016 NHL Draft, the expectations were high. He’s been steady but not spectacular until now.

Hart is out to prove people wrong. He had a record of 13-24 last season his worst season in the NHL. He already has half of those wins and we are not out the first month of the season.

With new coach John Tortorella, the Flyers and Hart have a new energy that places them third in the Metropolitan Division with a 6-3-2 record.

Hart has been spectacular so far, posting a record of 6-0-2 with a .946 save percentage and a GAA of 1.97, he has been one of the several bright spots for Philadelphia. His six wins are tied for second, his save percentage is third, his GAA is fourth, and he has the second most saves in the league with 280.

Hart is relying heavily on his reflexes and agility to make himself and the Flyers a better team. After last season, Hart is determined to make this Flyers team a playoff team before the season concludes.

He is having the best season he has had in the NHL and it is hard to question a guy who is determined to show people he was not a draft-day mistake. Hart is playing superb hockey and he is making it look easy.

He is a goaltender who likes a workload, whether it is a lot of shots or playing several games in a row. Hart thrives on pressure and is a confident kid. He is keeping Philadelphia in games that they are being outplayed by simply playing his game.

He is one of the better young goaltenders in the league and one that could win a Vezina Trophy before his time is done.