Before then, it was very common for a goaltender to play every minute of his team's season, and only two Vezina winners — Frank Brimsek in both 1938–39 (43 of 48 games) and 1941–42 (47 of 48 games) and Bill Durnan in 1944–45 (40 of 50 games) — failed to start every game for their respective clubs.
Ata ese momento, era moi habitual para os porteiros xogar todos os minutos da tempada do seu equipo, e só tres gañadores do Vézina – Frank Brimsek en dúas ocasións na tempada 1938-39 (43 de 48 partidoss) e na tempada 1941-42 (47 de 48 partidos) e Bill Durnan na tempada 1944-45 (40 de 50 partidos) non iniciaron todos os partidos dos seus respectivos equipos.