Hellebuyck helps Jets soar past Capitals 3-0
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Connor Hellebuyck collected his 30th win for the Winnipeg Jets this season with a 23-save performance in a 3-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on Monday.
Connor Hellebuyck collected his 30th win for the Winnipeg Jets this season with a 23-save performance in a 3-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on Monday.
Hellebuyck (30-14-3) became the fourth NHL goalie this season to reach the 30-win mark. It was the fifth time in his career.
The victory was the veteran netminder's fourth shutout of the season and 36th of his career.
Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets (41-18-5), who were coming off a 5-0 shutout loss to Vancouver on Saturday that Winnipeg head coach Rick Bowness described as the worst game "by far" the team had played in his two-year tenure.
The Jets began a three-game homestand in front of 13,716 fans at Canada Life Centre and are 8-3-0 in their past 11 games and 4-2-0 in the past six.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 26 shots for Washington (30-24-9), which began a five-game road trip and is 3-3 in its past six games and 7-3-1 in the last 11.
New Jet additions Tyler Toffoli and Colin Miller were cheered loudly when they were welcomed by the rink announcer and shown on the Jumbotron. The former New Jersey players were traded to Winnipeg last Friday in separate deals for draft picks.
