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Winnipeg Jets: 3 Players to Watch The Rest of the 21-22 Season

By Kieran Hurley

Winnipeg Jets, Pierre-Luc Dubois (80), Kyle Connor (81), Mark Scheifele (55). Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
Winnipeg Jets, Pierre-Luc Dubois (80), Kyle Connor (81), Mark Scheifele (55). Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports /
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Winnipeg Jets, Connor Hellebuyck (37). Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Connor Hellebuyck

The 2019-2020 Vezina Trophy Winner, Connor Hellebuyck, has never had a season where he finished with a below .500 record, but through 35 games started, he has a 14-15-6 record.

The twenty-eight-year-old is also tied for his career-high in goals against average (2.90) and has his second-worst career save percentage (.910). Also, the goaltender is winless in his last seven starts.

Up to the halfway point of this season, Hellebuyck has seen the second-most shots among NHL goaltenders and has the fourth most games played. A heavy workload is not anything new to the Jets’ number one goaltender.

Just like the Jets’ performances this season, Hellebuyck has not been as consistent as we have seen in seasons past. Also, the Jets defense has struggled in front of him and the Jets are middle of the league in average goals against per game (2.95). This comes after Winnipeg has finished among the top-ten teams in the NHL in goals against average the past two seasons.

Hellebuyck is one of the main reasons the Jets have been extremely successful over the past couple of seasons and the Jets will definitely rely on him as they look to climb out of a hole and make a push for the playoffs.

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