Winnipeg Jets: Three Talking Points as the Jets Beat the Wild 2-0

1. A Vintage Connor Hellebuyck Performance

Just like the Jets’ struggles, Connor Hellebuyck entered this game struggling like we have not seen at any point throughout his career. He was riding a seven-game winless streak and up to this point of the season, he has amassed a career season-high save goals against average and his second worst season save percentage.

Then you take into account that the Jets were facing the Wild, who have the third best goals per game average, this was going to be no easy task for Hellebuyck and the Jets defense.

But Hellebuyck was back to his old tricks and performed like the Hellebuyck of seasons prior to propel the Jets to the win.

The twenty-eight-year-old made every save when called upon. Whether it was an open shot or a shot through traffic, Hellebuyck had perfect positioning to make the save and he had great rebound control to deny the Wild secondary scoring opportunities.

Also, Winnipeg’s defense in front of him did a great job of limiting the Wild’s high percentage scoring chances and Winnipeg was credited with 10 takeaways on the night.

Hellebuyck was without a doubt the first star of the game as he stopped all twenty-seven shots he faced. It was great to watch Hellebucyk break his losing streak and watch a great defensive effort from the Jets. Hopefully, this performance is a sign of things to come from the former Vezina Trophy Winner.

The Jets will be back on the road for their next two games as they head to Dallas to take on the Stars on Friday night and follow that game up with a matchup in Nashville against the Predators on Saturday evening. After that back-to-back, the Jets will have a four-game homestand from February fourteenth through the nineteenth.

Winnipeg Jets Fans: What are your reactions to the Jets’ performance versus the Wild? Leave your comments below!