Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets were among the league leaders over the 2024 calendar year.
The National Hockey League released its 2024 year in review analytical breakdown on Wednesday morning.
The Winnipeg Jets appeared near the top of a number of year-end categories, with an emphasis on defensive play, goaltending and the team's strong start to the 2024-25 campaign.
According to the NHL's year-end statistical bulletin, the Jets led the league in both wins (57) and points (117), as well as goals-against per game (2.41) through the 2024 calendar year (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024).
From the league:
* Winnipeg began 2024-25 as the ninth team in NHL history to start a season with a winning streak of eight or more games. They also finished 2023-24 with a similar streak and became the fourth team all-time with a winning streak of 16 or more contests (spanning seasons or otherwise), following Pittsburgh (17 GP in 1992-93), Edmonton (16 GP in 2023-24) and Columbus (16 GP in 2016-17). They led all teams in regular-season wins (57), points (117) and goals-against per game (2.41) during the 2024 calendar year, setting franchise records in all three categories, and enter January atop the 2024-25 NHL standings.
* Connor Hellebuyck led all goaltenders in regular-season wins (44), shutouts (9; nearly double the next closest goaltenders) and save percentage (.926; min. 35 GP) in the calendar year, one that saw him capture his second Vezina Trophy and first William M. Jennings Trophy. Hellebuyck closed 2024 with a perfect performance during Prime Monday Night Hockey on Dec. 30 to head into January with active win and point streaks of six and 10 games, respectively, and set or tie NHL benchmarks for wins and shutouts in a calendar year among U.S.-born goaltenders.
