Despite the face-wash by Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon (29) Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (37) stops the shot as Dustin Byfuglien (33) defends during third period NHL action in Winnipeg on Saturday, March 4, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is back in the fold for the 2017-18 season.
The hockey club has inked the 24-year-old to a one-year contract valued at $2,250,000.
Hellebuyck appeared in a career-high 56 games for the Jets last season, going 26-19-4 with a 2.89 goals-against average, .907 save percentage and four shutouts.
Hellebuyck was drafted by the Jets in the fifth round (130th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft.
