Pearson has recorded back-to-back 40-plus point seasons, but has struggled in the first 17 games of the season. Pearson has just one assist and 24 shots this season and carries a 49.1 CorsiFor%. With Hagelin going back the other way, that opens the door for Pearson to play on a line with Evgeni Malkin. Pearson is in the second year of a four-year contract that carries a $3.75M AAV cap-hit.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Jets win over the Devils on Sunday. Hellebuyck has won three of his last four starts while allowing 10 goals on 130 shots (.923 SV%). The 25-year-old is starting to play more like the Hellebuyck of 2017-18 and should be a solid start against a Capitals team on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
Fleury made his season debut last Saturday but was a healthy scratch on Thursday. Tonight he will replace Trevor van Riemsdyk and is expected to skate alongside Dougie Hamilton.
Hellebuyck surrendered four goals on 26 shots in the Jets loss to the Panthers in Finland last Friday. Hellebuyck has now allowed three-plus goals in four of his last five starts, giving up a combined 17 goals on 168 shots (.899 SV%). Tonight he faces an Avalanche team that comes in fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.53 GF/PG).
Di Giuseppe has been a healthy scratch for 10 of the Hurricanes first 12 games, so he’ll go to Charlotte to get some playing time. The former second-round pick most recently picked up 12 points (4G / 8A) in 14 AHL games in 2017-18.
Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Jets win over the Panthers yesterday. The Jets and Panthers will wrap-up their Global Series this afternoon and Hellebuyck will look to duplicate his performance from yesterday. The 25-year-old netminder has won three of his last five games with a 2.81 GAA and .917 SV%.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Jets loss in Toronto last Saturday. Hellebuyck has not played very well as of late, losing four of his last six starts (2-3-1) while posting a 3.34 GAA and .898 SV%. This is not the type of performances we’ve been accustomed to seeing from Hellebuyck, but it could be due to the 33 shots per game he’s facing during that stretch.
Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 39 shots in the Jets loss to Toronto on Wednesday. Laurent Brossoit started in Detroit last night, so look for Hellebuyck to start tonight against the Maple Leafs again. Hellebuyck is 1-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.
Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 39 shots in the Jets loss to Toronto on Wednesday. Laurent Brossoit started in Detroit last night, so look for Hellebuyck to start tonight against the Maple Leafs again. Hellebuyck is 1-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .916 SV% on the road this season.
Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Jets win over the Blues on Monday. Hellebuyck has now won two straight and is 3-1-1 with a 2.77 GAA and .902 SV% in his last five games. Tonight he draws a tough matchup vs. the visiting Maple Leafs—but they’ve lost two in a row, scoring just one goal.
Anderson-Dolan, 19, had one assist in five games with the Kings and was given a look up and down the lineup, including PP1 usage at times. Overall, the Kings think it is best for the 2017 second-round pick to return to Juniors, where he had 91 points (40G / 51A) in 70 games last season.
Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Jets win over the Canucks on Thursday. Laurent Brossoit gave him a breather on Saturday, but they’ll come back to Hellebuyck tonight vs. the Blues. He has won three of his first six starts while posting a 2.66 GAA and .914 SV%. He was 2-1-0 with two shutouts vs. the Blues last season.
Vesalainen recorded just one assist while averaging 6:50 TOI/GM in five games with the Jets before being a healthy scratch in the last two games. The former No.24 overall pick will look to hone his skills at the AHL level, leaving Brendan Lemieux to skate on Winnipeg’g fourth line.
Hellebuyck surrendered five goals on 35 shots as the Jets blew a 4-1 lead to lose 5-4 to Edmonton on Tuesday. Hellebuyck was a favourite to win the Vezina in the preseason, but he’s off to a rough start to the season—posting a 2.99 GAA and .906 SV% in his first five starts.
Vesalainen has recorded just one assist while averaging just 6:50 TOI/GM in the first five games of his NHL career. Vesalainen will be replaced by Brendan Lemieux in the lineup.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss in Nashville last Thursday. Hellebuyck was given his first night off on Sunday, so he will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Oilers. Hellebuyck has had a mixed bag of results early in the season, but you can trust him vs. a struggling Oilers team—he was 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout against Edmonton last year.
Hellebuyck allowed one goal on just 17 shots in the Jets win over the Kings on Tuesday. Hellebuyck mixed a bad start in on Saturday, but is 2-1-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .926 SV% to start the season. Hellebuyck was 2-2-0 with a 3.91 GAA and .882 SV% against the Predators last season, so be wary tonight.
Pionk is a minus-3 while averaging 19:15 TOI/GM in his first three games of the season. Fredrik Claesson will draw in and replace Pionk vs. the Sharks.
Anderson-Dolan played 7:26 TOI in his NHL debut on Sunday but will come back out of the lineup tonight in Winnipeg. Kyle Clifford is expected to return to the lineup in his spot.
