Winnipeg Jets News

With Steve Mason already out for a couple of weeks and Michael Hutchinson leaving Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, Comrie comes up as the Jets’ temporary No.2 netminder. Winnipeg wants to get Hellebuyck some rest, so Comrie could see some playing time during this call-up. The 22-year-old has gone 17-11-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .918 SV% in 31 games with the Moose, but has allowed nine goals on 74 shots (.878 SV%) in two career NHL games.

Fleury was a healthy scratch for the last two games but he will replace Klas Dahlbeck in the second game of a back-to-back tonight vs. the Bruins. Fleury, who put up decent offensive numbers in the WHL and AHL certainly hasn’t done so at the NHL level yet. In his first 54 career games (all this season) the 21-year-old has just six assists.

Scheifele will miss his third and fourth consecutive games as he’s been ruled out for the remainder of the Jets’ road-trip. Scheifele was on the ice with a no-contact sweater on Monday, which suggests he could be ready when the Jets return home vs. Chicago on Thursday.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Jets loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Hellebuyck has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .938 SV% in his last four starts and tonight he will face the Capitals for the second time this season. Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 27 shots in a 4-3 OT win in his first start vs. Washington.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Jets loss in Philadelphia on Saturday. Hellebuyck has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .938 SV% in his last four starts and tonight he will face the Capitals for the second time this season. Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 27 shots in a 4-3 OT win in his first start vs. Washington.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Jets win in New Jersey on Thursday. Hellebuyck has won three in a row while posting a 2.33 GAA and .937 SV%. This afternoon he will set a new career-high in games started in a season (54) and it will be his second start vs. the Flyers—he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in his first start against Philadelphia.

Scheifele was hurt in New York on Tuesday and will not play tonight vs. the Devils. Scheifele’s injury will force the Jets to shuffle their lines, but Blake Wheeler will stay on the wing this time.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Jets win in Carolina on Saturday. Steve Mason gave him the night off on Tuesday, so Hellebuyck will return to the crease tonight in New Jersey. Hellebuyck stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 5-2 win in his first start vs. the Devils in mid-November.

Scheifele was hurt in a collision with teammate Blake Wheeler in the first period and stiffened up on the bench. The Jets are locked into a playoff spot so they don’t need to risk Scheifele suffering further injury. Their No.1 centre will be re-evaluated on Wednesday and he should be considered questionable heading into Thursday’s game in New Jersey.

Hellebuyck allowed six goals on 32 shots in the Jets 6-5 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. It was a rare bad outing for Hellebuyck, who makes for a great option again tonight vs. the Red Wings. Hellebuyck has gone 22-5-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .921 SV% the the Bell MTS Place this season.

Namestnikov had a blistering start to the season picking up 33 points (15G / 18A) in his first 38 games but has struggled with just 11 points (5G / 6A) in his last 24. In New York he won’t have the luxury of playing with Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, but he should still play a top-6 role.

Hellebuyck stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Jets’ shutout win in St. Louis last Friday. Hellebuyck was given Saturday off, but will draw back into the crease tonight vs. the Predators. Hellebuyck has been victorious in four of his last five starts with a 2.00 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout.

Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 32 shots as the Jets fell 4-3 to the Kings on Tuesday. It ended a three-game winning streak for Hellebuyck, whose record now sits at 31-9-8 on the year. He draws another tough matchup tonight against the Blues.