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The Sabres recalled Eric Comrie from his conditioning stint with Rochester (AHL).

Comrie suffered a lower-body injury on November 16th and played three games with Rochester during his conditioning stint, going 1-2-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .898 SV%. Since he got hurt, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has emerged as the Sabres' No.1 netminder, clouding Comrie's role moving forward.

Eric Comrie
Hellebuyck led the Jets onto the ice for warmups.

Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his third straight win as he defeated Calgary in his previous start. The 29-year-old is a leading Vezina Trophy candidate this season due to his 19-9-1 record, 2.31 GAA and .928 SV%. He will face the Tampa Bay Lightning, who just snapped a four-game winning streak with a 5-1 loss to Minnesota last game.

Connor Hellebuyck
Perfetti (upper-body) will be back in the Jets lineup on Friday.

Perfetti has been out since Dec. 22nd due to an upper-body injury but will return to the Jets' lineup Friday vs. Tampa Bay. The 2020 1st round pick (10th overall) had been enjoying a strong breakout season prior to his injury, with six goals, 14 assists, 62 SOG and a +5 plus/minus through 33 games.

Cole Perfetti
Ehlers (abdomen) will return to the Jets lineup on Friday.

Ehlers has not played since Oct. 17th due to an abdomen injury but will be back in the Winnipeg Jets' lineup Friday vs. Tampa Bay. The 26-year-old was off to a great start with three assists, seven SOG and one PPP through the first two games before his injury took away 36 games from his season.

Nikolaj Ehlers
Connor Hellebuyck missed Friday's optional skate and is expected to start vs. Tampa.

Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his third straight win as he defeated Calgary in his previous start. The 29-year-old is a leading Vezina Trophy candidate this season due to his 19-9-1 record, 2.31 GAA and .928 SV%. He will face the Tampa Bay Lightning, who just snapped a four-game winning streak with a 5-1 loss to Minnesota last game.

Connor Hellebuyck
Hellebuyck starts Tuesday vs. the Flames.

Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) for his second straight victory as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 29-year-old is a Vezina Trophy frontrunner so far this season, with his 18-9-1 season, 2.32 GAA and .928 SV%. He will face the Calgary Flames, who have won their last two games and are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).

Connor Hellebuyck
Hellebuyck is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Flames.

Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) for his second straight victory as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 29-year-old is a Vezina Trophy frontrunner so far this season, with his 18-9-1 season, 2.32 GAA and .928 SV%. He will face the Calgary Flames, who have won their last two games and are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).

Connor Hellebuyck
Hellebuyck will start Thursday vs. the Canucks.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) for his second straight loss and he was defeated by the Minnesota Wild in his last start. The 29-year-old has put on a Vezina Trophy-worthy performance this season, with his 16-9-1 record, 2.38 GAA and .927 SV%. He will hope to snap his losing streak as he takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have pushed themselves above .500 with their current three-game winning streak.

Connor Hellebuyck
Kristian Reichel has been recalled from the Manitoba Moose (AHL).

Reichel had two goals, six assists, 15 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 25 games played with Manitoba (AHL) and will be called up to Winnipeg for the first time this season. Reichel will be looking to add to the goal and assist he picked up in his previous 13-game stint with Winnipeg in 2021-22 when he cracks the lineup after this callup.

Kristian Reichel
Kaapo Kahkonen will start Thursday vs. Dallas.

Kahkonen allowed five goals on 25 shots (800 SV%) for his third straight loss as he took was defeated by Calgary in his last start. The Sharks' backup has been one of the league's worst goaltenders this season, with his 3-7-2 record, .872 SV% and 3.83 GAA. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who have won seven of their last eight games after a 4-1 win over Winnipeg in their last game.

Kaapo Kahkonen
Rasmus Kupari has been recalled from the Ontario Reign (AHL).

Kupari has been up with Los Angeles for most of the year so it was no surprise when he was recalled from Ontario (AHL) Tuesday. The 22-year-old has two goals, three assists, eight PIMs and is a +1 plus/minus in 21 games with the Kings this season during previous call-ups.

Rasmus Kupari
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Wild.

Hellebuyck stopped 36 of 39 shots (.923 SV%) as he picked up the loss in his previous start vs. Boston. The 29-year-old has been sensational for the Jets, with his 16-8-1 record, .928 SV% and 2.36 GAA. He will take on the Minnesota Wild, who just snapped a six-game winning streak with a 5-2 loss to San Jose in their last game.

Connor Hellebuyck
Cole Perfetti will be out of the Jets' lineup Friday and is considered day-to-day (undisclosed).

Perfetti has six goals, 14 assists, 62 SOG, 16 PIMs and is a +5 plus/minus and will miss Friday's game due to an undisclosed injury. He is considered day-to-day and the Jets will be hoping to have him back for after the holiday break.

Cole Perfetti