Hellebuyck backstops Winnipeg to shutout victory over Chicago
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Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 30 shots he faced as the Winnipeg Jets blanked Chicago 4-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Defenceman Josh Morrissey and forward Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a power-play goal and an assist as Winnipeg (7-3-1) improved to 5-0-1 in its last six games.
Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt also scored on the power play while forward Adam Lowry had his second short-handed goal of the season before 13,210 fans at the Canada Life Centre.
It was Hellebuyck's second shutout of the season and 30th of his NHL career.
"Getting better every year," he said. "This is probably the best I've been and hopefully I keep growing it."
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Arvid Soderblom started in net for Chicago (5-5-2), making 21 saves on 24 shots before being replaced by Dylan Wells to start the third period.
Wells turned aside 12 of 13 shots in his NHL debut.
"I don't know [Soderblom's] status," said Chicago coach Luke Richardson. "I just know the trainer came after the second period and said he wasn't feeling good, and Wells was here. He stood really strong for us in the third period. It's definitely concerning with all of the injuries at this point. Hopefully, he's not too bad."
Chicago has already lost goalies Petre Mzrak and Alex Stalock to injuries.
"[Wells] looked confident standing in the crease there, so it was a good start for him," Richardson said. "Unfortunately, it wasn't a good start or finish for us."
"It feels really good," he said. "It's been a goal of mine since I was a little kid, to play in the NHL."
Morrisey broke the scoreless tie at the game's midway point. With Chicago forward Jujhar Kharia off for interference, Morrissey's slap shot from the point beat a screened Soderblom. It was Morrissey's first goal of the season with Mark Scheifele and Dubois earning assists.
Lowry gave the Jets a 2-0 lead with a short-handed goal at the 13:33 mark when he beat a Chicago defenceman to the puck outside the blue line, raced down the ice and blasted a shot over Soderblom's right shoulder.
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