Capitals’ goalie Vitek Vanecek has been named the NHL’s Rookie Of The Month for January 2021, according to an announcement coach Peter Laviolette made at practice this morning.
The rookie netminder posted a 5-0-2 record, .918 SV%, and 2.78 GAA through seven games in January. He has also started seven consecutive games for Washington while starter Ilya Samsonov is on the NHL’s COVID protocol list.
For some insight on the 25-year-old Czech goaltender, give this fantastic piece by the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell a read.
The NHL and the Capitals officially announced the news at 1 PM:
This tweet from the Capitals included a highlight reel from his first month in the NHL:
Here is the full official statement from the NHL:
Congratulations, Vanecek!