Utah twice came from one-goal deficits before the Jets' second line put the game to rest in the third period. Hellebuyck is the first goalie in the league to 30 wins this season (30-7-2), and he's added sparkling numbers elsewhere with a 2.
The Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets wrap up their season series on Wednesday night in Denver, and both teams are hoping to rebound from disappointing losses on Monday.
Hellebuyck was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and will patrol the home crease versus Utah on Friday, according to Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site. Hellebuyck is having another season to remember.
Connor Hellebuyck would love to take former teammate Dustin Byfuglien up on his offer. After the retired Winnipeg Jets defenceman sent a video message that was played during Hellebuyck’s pre-game
Connor Hellebuyck has a chance to be the first goaltender to win back-to-back Vezina Trophies since Martin Brodeur in 2007 and 2008 and the first netminder to win the Hart Trophy since Carey Price in 2014-15.
Connor Hellebuyck has backstopped the Winnipeg Jets for over 500 games, including his ascent to the third-fastest goaltender in NHL history to reach the 300-win milestone.
Winnipeg’s all-world goalie has learned to stop being so hard on himself, leaning into playful back and forth banter in practice and helping his teammates become better shooters, John Lu writes.
Goaltending can make all the difference in hockey. If you have a goalie in the Vezina conversation, chances are you’re sitting in a playoff spot and close to the top of the league standings.
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to reach 500 points for his career, and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 17 saves.
The Calgary Flames will battle the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. It will be a Canadian classic at the MTS Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Jets prediction and pick. The Jets are 34-31 in the past 65 games against the Flames.
Three goals ended Utah’s three-game winning streak. Cole Perfetti scored his first NHL hat trick, including the go-ahead goal, for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win
Jason Robertson scored twice, captain Jamie Benn tipped in a goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday night. Roope Hintz also scored and Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov had two assists apiece as the Stars evened the season series 1-1 in matchup of teams that have also split two playoff meetings the past two seasons.