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Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Hellebuyck made 24 saves on 27 shots in the Jets’ 4-3 win over the Wild last Friday. Hellebuyck has won all four of his starts while turning aside 119 of 127 shots (.937 SV%) that he has faced. Hellebuyck will look to continue his winning ways against a Penguins team that comes in at 6-3-1 while averaging 3.20 goals for per game.

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Hellebuyck will start Friday vs. Minnesota.

Hellebuyck allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Jets’ win over the Hurricanes last Saturday. The Jets inexplicably went to Steve Mason on Tuesday and he lost yet again, so they’ll come back to Hellebuyck tonight. He has won three straight starts while turning aside 95 of 100 shots (.950 SV%). He’ll face a Wild team that is extremely banged up.

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Allen gets the nod vs. Chicago on Wednesday.

Allen allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Blues loss in Tampa Bay on Saturday. After opening the season 3-0-0, Allen has won his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 65 shots (.892 SV%). He will be in tough tonight vs. the Blackhawks—they are 4-1-1 while averaging 4.17 goals for per game so far.

Jake Allen
Allen will start Saturday in Tampa Bay.

Allen allowed five goals on 38 shots in the Blues’ loss in Florida on Thursday. After winning his first three starts of the season, Allen struggled in Florida, but will go again tonight in Tampa Bay. Allen has posted a 3.17 GAA and .915 SV% in his four outings to start 2017-18.

Jake Allen
Hellebuyck will start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Jets’ win in Vancouver on Thursday. Hellebuyck has won each of his first two starts while turning aside 67 of 71 shots (.944 SV%). Tonight he will take on a quality Hurricanes team that has gotten off to a slow-start to 2017-18.

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Allen will start Thursday in Florida.

Allen turned aside 40 of 42 shots in the Blues’ win over the Islanders on Monday afternoon. Allen extended his winning streak to three to start the season, posting a 2.58 GAA and .930 SV%. After getting Tuesday night off in New York, Allen will get back between the pipes tonight in Florida. The Panthers have been off since Saturday and come in at 1-1-0.

Jake Allen
Hellebuyck gets the nod Thursday in Vancouver.

Hellebuyck made 37 stops on 39 shots in the Jets’ win in Edmonton on Monday. It was an excellent start for Hellebuyck, who has stopped 46 of 50 shots (.920 SV%) through one start and one relief appearance this season. He has looked a lot better than Steve Mason, so he will start tonight in Vancouver. The Canucks are 1-0-1 through their first two contests.

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Allen will start the Blues road game vs. the Islanders.

Allen made 38 saves on 40 shots in the Blues’ win over the Stars on Saturday. Allen moved to 2-0-0 on the season, having stopped 67 of 73 shots (.918 SV%) against two of the most potent offences in the NHL. Allen will look to extend his winning streak to three against an Islanders team that is 1-1-0 to start the season.

Jake Allen
Hellebuyck will start Monday in Edmonton.

Hellebuyck stopped nine of 11 shots he faced after replacing Steve Mason in the Jets’ opening night loss to the Maple Leafs. It’s been an inauspicious start to Mason’s Jets career, so Hellebuyck will see his first start of the season tonight in Edmonton. It’s a rough matchup and the 24-year-old had an ugly 3.23 GAA and .896 SV% in 25 road appearances last season.

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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Stars.

Allen allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Blues’ win in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. It wasn’t the greatest outing but it was enough to walk away with the win in the season opener. Tonight he will make his second start of the season and it comes against what should be a strong Stars offence, that was shut down by Marc-Andre Fleury last night.

Jake Allen
Allen will start the Blues season opener in Pittsburgh.

After taking over as the Blues’ No.1 last season, Allen stumbled through the first four months of the season. However, the 27-year-old finished strong down the stretch, ranking third in the NHL in wins (16), GAA (1.93) and SV% (.935) from February on. Allen was also strong in the playoffs and will look to pickup where he left-off tonight in Pittsburgh.

Jake Allen
Allen is the Blues' projected starter for the season opener.

After taking over as the Blues’ No.1 last season, Allen stumbled through the first four months of the season. However, the 27-year-old finished strong down the stretch, ranking third in the NHL in wins (16), GAA (1.93) and SV% (.935) from February on. Allen was also strong in the playoffs and will look to pickup where he left-off tonight in Pittsburgh.

Jake Allen
The Devils select Nico Hischier with the No.1 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

Hischier rose up prospect rankings in 2017 by dazzling in the QMJHL. Hischier has a very high skill level and competes on every shift. After coming over from Switzerland, Hischier posted 38 goals and 48 assists (86 assists) in just 57 games with the Halifax Mooseheads.

Nico Hischier