Take a moment and think of the NHL’s best goaltenders. You know, the ones whose teams pencil their guy in for 55 starts every year. Durable. Consistent.
Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens. Hellebuyck was caught flat-footed by Juraj Slafkovsky midway through the first period then shut the door. He kicked off Winnipeg's three-game road trip with his third consecutive win and seventh in the last eight starts.
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The Utah Hockey Club's offense, however, was red hot. Facing Connor Hellebuyck — the league's most dominant goaltender this season — Utah poked holes in what had been a brick wall all year ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first ... Hayton, Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz each had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 shots for Winnipeg. Nino Niederreiter and Dylan DeMelo scored in the third ...
Logan Cooley doubled Utah's lead with 17.9 seconds remaining in the second period. The marker was Cooley's fourth goal in as many games. Utah made life very difficult for the Jets, limiting them to just six shots in the middle frame and taking 10 of their own.
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta ... Hayton, Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz each had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 shots for Winnipeg.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first ... Hayton, Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz each had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 shots for Winnipeg. Nino Niederreiter and Dylan DeMelo scored in the third ...
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 shots for Winnipeg ... Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the third period ...
Hellebuyck has been strong over the past few weeks, going 7-1-0 with a 1.63 GAA and .932 save percentage over his last eight starts, a span that includes a shutout win over Colorado on Jan. 11. His only other start against Boston so far this year was at home Dec. 10, and he turned aside 23 of 24 shots (.958 save percentage) en route to the 8-1 win.
By traditional goaltending standards, Connor Hellebuyck should not be one of the best goalies in the NHL. He’s not an elite skater, he doesn’t have elite reflexes or flexibility, he doesn’t even really have great save selection.
But look for GM Mike Grier to be selling at the NHL Trade Deadline. Connor Bedard showed why he was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft on Tuesday with a spectacular shot that started the Hawks on ...