ST. PAUL, Minn. – Winnipeg's red-hot goalie, Connor Hellebuyck, was a central figure on the Jets' stingy penalty killing unit Tuesday night.
The towering puck-stopper was a pillar of strength at Xcel Energy Center as the Jets successful shot down five man-advantage opportunities for the Minnesota Wild and eked out a 2-1 victory over their Central Division foes.
The Jets played with fire, taking far too many minor penalties – most deserved but at least one not so much – in another tight-checking, grinding affair that’s become standard procedure for the two clubs. But they came through unscathed and scored a pair of even-strength tallies to improve to 6-3-2, while the Wild fell to 4-4-2.