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Winnipeg Jets Connor Hellebuyck named NHL Second Star of the Week

After posting three wins to start the season and allowing just two goals against, no surprise that defending Vezina winner Connor Hellebuyck was named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week.

Here is the release from the Jets:

 The Winnipeg Jets, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, today announced that goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has been named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week for the week ending Oct. 13.

Hellebuyck, 31, began the week with a 30-save shutout in a 6-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. On Friday, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner stopped 25 of 26 shots in Winnipeg’s 2-1 overtime victory against Chicago. Finally, Hellebuyck recorded 26 saves in Sunday’s 2-1 overtime win over the Minnesota Wild. The Commerce, Mich. native finished the week a perfect 3-0-0 with a 0.66 goals-against average and a .976 save percentage.

Hellebuyck won his second Vezina Trophy and his first William Jennings trophy last season and he was alsonamed to the NHL’s First All-Star Team. He leads the NHL in wins (T-1st: 3) and saves (81) and has helped Winnipeg to the first 3-0-0 start in franchise history.

Team needed 37 to be 37 this season and so far he has been.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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