ST. PAUL, Minn. — If you’ve been holding your breath waiting for the play of rookie goalie Connor Hellebuyck to eventually drop off, chances are you’re probably not in any condition to be reading this.
The 22-year-old Jet once again strutted his stuff Friday night, turning aside 24 shots to earn his second career shutout.
The result improved Hellebuyck to 11-6-1 in 18 starts this season, dropping his goals against average to 2.00 and save percentage to a stellar .931.
Those last two figures were good enough for third and fourth best in the league, respectively, heading into Saturday night’s games.