

Hellebuyck surrendered four goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss in Philadelphia yesterday. Despite the disappointing result, the Jets will stick with Hellebuyck this afternoon in Buffalo. The Sabres have won three in a row on home ice while scoring 4.00 goals per game and Hellebuyck comes in at 12-8-2 with a 2.80 GAA and .919 SV% on the road.









Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 32 shots in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers. Despite the ugly stat line, Hellebucyk still boasts a rather impressive .930 SV% in the month of February. He'll look to get back on track tonight against a Sharks team that has just three wins in their last nine games.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Jets win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. Hellebuyck is off to a great start in February, going 3-0-1 with a 1.99 GAA and .942 SV%. Tonight he faces the Rangers for the first time since the season opener, where he gave up five goals on 31 shots in a 6-4 loss. The Rangers have lost six of their last nine road games (3-5-1) while scoring 2.67 goals per game.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Jets win in St. Louis on Thursday. Hellebuyck has been terrific in his last three starts, stopping 107 of the 113 shots (.947 SV%) that he has faced. He has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.33 GAA and .892 SV% in his first three starts vs. the Blackhawks this season.

Namestnikov missed Thursday's game with an undisclosed injury but was back at practice on Friday, only to take a puck in the face and putting his status for Saturday's game in jeopardy. Head coach D.J. Smith wasn't sure if he would play but monitor his status during warmups at 1:30 pm ET.

Hellebuyck surrendered two goals on 36 shots in the Jets overtime loss to the Predators on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has played better in his last two starts, stopping 72 of the last 76 shots (.947 SV%) that he's faced. The 26-year-old netminder has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.33 GAA and .902 SV% in three games vs. the Blues this season.

Namestnikov was forced to leave last night's game vs. the Ducks and is questionable to play tomorrow vs. the Avalanche. Nick Paul is expected to return from an ankle injury to replace Namestnikov.

Hellebuyck stopped 38 of 40 shots in the Jets win over the Blues on Saturday. It was a terrific outing for Hellebuyck, who snapped a three-game losing streak in the process. On Tuesday he'll face the Predators for the third time this season and was excellent in the first two meetings, stopping 69 of the 71 shots (.972 SV%) that he faced.


Di Giuseppe has scored 14 goals with 12 assists (26 points) in 43 games with the Wolf Pack this season. With Chris Kreider battling an upper-body injury, Di Giuseppe could make his Rangers debut on Monday. He has 41 points (14G / 27A) in 150 career NHL games.

