Do the Winnipeg Jets Have a Connor Hellebuyck Problem?
The Jets stopper and presumptive Vezina Trophy winner has struggled in the first two games of the playoffs, the same way he did in the first round of the playoffs last year.
At morning skate ahead of Friday's Game 3, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Alexandar Georgiev should feel pretty good about how he played in Game 2 against the Winnipeg Jets.
Jets coach Rick Bowness was not asked about his goalie, but suffice it to say, his response would have been much different.
For the second straight first-round NHL playoff series, Connor Hellebuyck has struggled. Mightily, considering how good he is typically.
After a small sample size of two games, he's tied for last in the NHL in goals against and has the sixth-worst save percentage among goalies who played at least twice. And his struggles go back to last season when he gave up 18 goals in five games in the first round.
Here's more from Ken Campbell, who is at Ball Arena in Denver:
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