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Connor Hellebuyck is travelling with the Jets and will be available to play next game (illness).

Hellebuyck missed the Jets' game Tuesday due to an illness but will be back and in the lineup for their next games and a start either Thursday or Friday. Winnipeg will be happy the illness did not last long as Hellebuyck has been sensational this season, with his 16-7-1 record, 2.33 GAA and .928 SV%.

Connor Hellebuyck
David Rittich will start Tuesday vs. the Ottawa Senators.

Rittich stopped 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) as he picked up the loss vs. Seattle in his previous start Sunday. The Jets' backup has struggled this season, with his 4-3-0 record, 2.77 GAA and .896 SV%. He will take on Ottawa, who just snapped a four-game winning streak with a 4-2 loss vs. Minnesota in their last game.

David Rittich
Allen will start Thursday vs. the Ducks.

Allen stopped 34 of 35 shots (.971 SV%) in a win over Calgary in one of his strongest starts of the season his last time out. The Canadiens' starter has been up and down this season, as shown by his 9-10-0 record, .901 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He draws the Anaheim Ducks, the league's coldest team, after a 7-0 loss to Toronto in their last game, having lost nine of their last ten contests.

Jake Allen
Evan Rodrigues will return to the Avalanche's lineup Thursday vs. Buffalo (ankle).

Rodrigues has missed Colorado's previous 10 games due to an ankle injury but will return to the line Thursday as they take on the Buffalo Sabres. The 29-year-old will be a welcome return to the injured Avalanche lineup, as he has six goals, nine points, 84 SOG and averages 18:07 TOI.

Evan Rodrigues
Allen is expected to start Thursday vs. the Ducks.

Allen stopped 34 of 35 shots (.971 SV%) in a win over Calgary in one of his strongest starts of the season his last time out. The Canadiens' starter has been up and down this season, as shown by his 9-10-0 record, .901 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He draws the Anaheim Ducks, the league's coldest team after a 7-0 loss to Toronto in their last game, having lost nine of their last ten contests.

Jake Allen
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Golden Knights.

Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he snapped a personal six-game winning streak with a loss to Washington. He currently ranks second in the NHL in wins with his 14-6-1 record, fourth in GAA (2.33) and third in SV% (.930). He faces the Vegas Golden Knights, who are 1st in the Pacific Division even though they lost their last outing to Boston.

Connor Hellebuyck
Allen will start Monday vs. the Flames.

Allen allowed three goals on 34 shots (.912 SV%) in a loss vs. Los Angeles in his previous start. The 32-year-old has struggled with his starter's workload yet again, posting an 8-10-0 record with a 3.40 GAA and .896 SV%. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who are on a two-game losing skid after dropping their last game 5-4 to Toronto in overtime.

Jake Allen
Riley Tufte has been recalled from the Texas Stars (AHL).

Tufte earned his first promotion of 2022-23 to the Dallas Stars Monday after putting up seven goals and 16 points with 39 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 21 games this season with Texas (AHL). Tufte was a first-round pick (25th overall) in 2016 and has scored one goal and four PIMs across ten previous career NHL games prior to his call-up Monday.

Riley Tufte
Hellebuyck will start Thursday in St. Louis.

Hellebuyck stopped 39 of 41 shots (.951 SV%) as he picked up his fifth straight victory in a win over Florida's his last time out. The 29-year-old has been one of the league's best in 2022-23, posting a 2.26 GAA, .932 SV% and 13-5-1 record. He takes on the St. Louis Blues, who snapped a four game losing streak with a win over the Islanders in their previous contest.

Connor Hellebuyck
Hellebuyck is expected to start Thursday in St. Louis.

Hellebuyck stopped 39 of 41 shots (.951 SV%) as he picked up his fifth straight victory in a win over Florida's his last time out. The 29-year-old has been one of the league's best in 2022-23, posting a 2.26 GAA, .932 SV% and 13-5-1 record. He takes on the St. Louis Blues, who snapped a four game losing streak with a win over the Islanders in their previous contest.

Connor Hellebuyck