CHICAGO — The Winnipeg Jets will go with their newly minted all-star goaltender tonight when they take on the Chicago Blackhawks in a key Central Division matchup.
Connor Hellebuyck returns to the crease at United Center. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
He’s 4-3-0 with a shutout in seven starts against the Blackhawks, although he was between the pipes in a 5-1 loss to Chicago in mid-December.
The 24-year-old netminder, selected Wednesday to participate in the NHL All-Star Game weekend Jan. 27-28 in Tampa Bay, Fla., has gone nine games without a defeat in regulation (7-0-2), boasting a 1.