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Hellebuyck's time draws near

His timing stunk. Michael Hutchinson knew it — and was honest enough about his game to publicly provide a ‘my bad’ afterward.

The Winnipeg Jets were going toe-to-toe with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks — in their backyard, no less — and carried a 1-1 tie into the third period Sunday, when the netminder was beaten on a softy from a horrible angle by Teuvo Teravainen.

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It came just 21 seconds into the third and — in a physical, intense contest that looked, smelled and felt like a game in April not December — was like a low-blow punch from which the Jets could not recover in a 3-1 loss.