DeMelo will miss eight weeks with a broken wrist.
DeMelo suffered a broken wrist on Tuesday and is expected to miss two months. With DeMelo out, Mirco Mueller is expected to stick with the team for the foreseeable future.
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Miller (lower-body) is doubtful for Thursday in Nashville.
Miller was a healthy scratch on Sunday and then got hurt when he got back into the lineup in St. Louis on Tuesday. If Miller can’t play, expect John-Michael Liles to get back into the lineup.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Wednesday vs. the Canadiens.
Hellebuyck stopped all 28 shots in the Jets’ shutout win over the Flames on Monday. Hellebuyck has won four of his six starts while posting a 2.52 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will make his sixth straight start and comes in with a 10-5-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .924 SV% on home-ice this season.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Monday vs. the Flames.
Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Jets’ loss in Buffalo on Saturday. Hellebuyck has won three of his last five starts while posting a 3.08 GAA and .909 SV% and will make his fifth consecutive start tonight vs. the Flames. Hellebuyck has gone 9-5-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .920 SV% at the MTS Centre.
Line Change
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Saturday in Buffalo.
Hellebuyck allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Jets’ win in Florida on Wednesday. Hellebuyck has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.56 GAA and .920 SV% in his last seven outings and tonight he will start his 29th game of the season. He will take on a Buffalo team that has lost seven of their last nine (2-4-3), but the 23-year-old is 6-7-0 with a 2.96 GAA and .899 SV% on the road this season.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck starts in goal for the Jets.
Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Jets’ win in Tampa Bay last night. Even though he gave up a four-spot, Hellebuyck will man the crease again tonight in Florida. He has gone 5-7-0 with a 3.12 GAA and .893 SV% on the road this season, but walked away on the right side of a 4-3 shootout final in his first start vs. the Panthers.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
Hellebuyck was yanked after he allowed four goals on 15 shots in the Jets’ loss to the Islanders last Saturday. Hellebuyck went 4-4-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .898 SV, making it his worst month of the season thus far. Tonight he faces the Lightning for the first time this season—he is 4-7-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.
Goalie Start
Namestnikov (upper-body) is day-to-day; will not play vs. the Maple Leafs.
Namestnikov was crushed by Shea Weber on Wednesday and will come out of the lineup on Thursday. Erik Condra was recalled this morning and will draw in for Namestnikov.
Namestnikov left Wednesday’s game and is questionable for Thursday’s game.
Namestnikov left Wednesday’s game after being crunched by Canadiens’ defenseman Shea Weber. Erik Condra was recalled this morning, which suggests that Namestnikov will not be available against the Maple Leafs.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Chicago.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Jets’ loss in Vancouver last Tuesday. Michael Hutchinson started on Thursday, but they’ll come back to Hellebuyck tonight in Chicago. Playing in Chicago is always a tough test, but Hellebuyck is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, .981 SV% and one shutout in two starts vs. the Blackhawks this season.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Vancouver.
Hellebuyck stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Jets’ win over the Avalanche on Sunday. After losing three straight, Hellebuyck has now won two in a row while stopping 68 of 72 shots (.944 SV%). He draws a really good matchup in Vancouver, stub has gone 3-6-0 with an ugly 3.27 GAA and .885 SV% in nine starts on the road so far this season.
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Thursday vs. the Panthers.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets’ loss in Edmonton on Sunday. Hellebuyck has gone 1-2-1 with a 3.58 GAA and .876 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance in the month of December. Tonight he takes on the Panthers on home-ice—Hellebuyck has gone 7-4-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .922 SV% at the MTS Centre.
Toews (upper-body) will return to the Blackhawks’ lineup on Tuesday.
Toews has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since October 23rd, but will be back in the lineup in New York tonight. Toews will centre the top line with Marian Hossa and Ryan Hartman on his wings. The Blackhawks’ captain has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 21 games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Hurricanes sent Phil Di Giuseppe to Charlotte (AHL).
Di Giuseppe had one goal and one assist in seven games during this call-up, to give him two points (1G / 1A) in 18 games with the Hurricanes this season. Carolina is expected to get Jordan Staal and Elias Lindholm back on Tuesday, so Di Giuseppe returns to Charlotte.
Toews (upper-body) will travel to New York; could play on Tuesday.
Toews has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury, but he skated on Sunday and will travel with the team to New York. Monitor Toews’ status during Tuesday’s morning skate, but all signs are pointing towards him being available vs. the Rangers. The Blackhawks’ captain has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 21 games this season.
Goalie Start