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1. Ilya Sorokin | New York Islanders

Ilya Sorokin has only spent three seasons in the NHL, but he has already proven that he is the best goaltender in the league. He has earned this top spot thanks to three straight seasons of absolute dominance for the New York Islanders.

Sorokin took over the Islanders' starting role in 2021-22, his second season at the NHL level. Since then, he has put up some eye-popping numbers. Over the last two years, Sorokin leads the league in goals saved above average (65.6) and has posted a sparkling .855 high-danger save percentage. Igor Shesterkin and Linus Ullmark may have put together better individual seasons, but Sorokin has been a wall from wire to wire.

The Islanders don't have a ton of offensive firepower, and it's not hard to imagine them near the bottom of the standings without Sorokin in goal over the last two seasons. Sorokin is fully capable of carrying his team to the postseason in 2023-24, and there is probably a Vezina Trophy in his future.

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