Hellebuyck will start at home versus the Capitals on Saturday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Hellebuyck will return from a 12-game absence. The 32-year-old netminder was initially expected to miss at least four weeks due to arthroscopic knee surgery, but he's back in action just three weeks after the operation. He went 2-3-0 with 14 goals allowed over five games in November prior to his absence. The Capitals have scored 21 goals over their last six contests.
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Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Removed from IR
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Hellebuyck (knee) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
A starting goaltender for Saturday's home matchup against Washington has yet to be confirmed, but Hellebuyck appears to be available to return following an 11-game absence. He has posted a record of 8-6-0 this season with a 2.51 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 14 appearances this season.
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Jets' Ville Heinola: Three more helpers in win
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Heinola posted three assists in AHL Manitoba's 6-1 win over Iowa on Friday.
Heinola has 12 points on the year, including six helpers over his last four games. While he's improving with the Moose, the Jets are about to get Haydn Fleury (concussion) back, so there's no obvious spot for Heinola to receive a call-up.
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Jets' Walker Duehr: Collects another three points
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Duehr scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Manitoba's 6-1 win over Iowa on Friday.
Duehr has a pair of three-point efforts over his last six games, though he's gone scoreless in the other four outings in that span. The veteran winger has nine goals, eight assists and a plus-6 rating through 25 appearances this season. Should the Jets opt to remodel a stagnant forward group, Duehr could be a call-up candidate to fill a fourth-line job.
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Jets' Mason Shaw: Puts up three points
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Shaw scored twice and added an assist in AHL Manitoba's 6-1 win over Iowa on Friday.
Shaw had just one goal and five assists over his previous nine outings. The veteran forward is up to six goals, 17 points and a plus-6 rating across 25 appearances for the Moose. The Jets are struggling at the NHL level, but it's unclear if Shaw has done enough to play his way into a call-up should the big club make changes.
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Jets' Kieron Walton: Earns four points Friday
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Walton scored a goal and added three assists in OHL Sudbury's 7-6 shootout win over Owen Sound on Friday.
Walton has six multi-point efforts over his last eight games, earning eight goals and nine assists in that span. The forward is up to 19 goals, 41 points, 162 shots on net and a minus-13 rating over 25 appearances. Walton will have a chance to dominate in the OHL while some of his contemporaries are away with Team Canada in advance of the World Junior Championship.
Fleury (concussion) has been cleared to resume playing, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports Friday.
Before Fleury can get back into a game, he'll need to be activated off injured reserve, which could happen ahead of Saturday's clash with Washington. Even once activated, the 29-year-old blueliner is far from a lock to play on a nightly basis and will likely find himself watching as a healthy scratch periodically.
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Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Nearing return to action
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Hellebuyck (knee) is "getting closer" to returning to action, according to head coach Scott Arniel, who wouldn't rule out the netminder playing against Washington at home Saturday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Hellebuyck appears to be well ahead of schedule, even if he isn't ready to suit up right away Saturday. Prior to getting hurt, the 32-year-old netminder was putting up pedestrian numbers by his standards, going 8-6-0 with a 2.51 GAA in 14 outings. Hellebuyck will need to seriously step up his game down the stretch if he is going to take home a third straight Vezina Trophy.
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Jets' Morgan Barron: Puts away goal in loss
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Barron scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and doled out three hits in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.
Barron scored for the first time since Oct. 16 versus the Flyers. The fourth-liner has just two points over 12 outings since he returned from an undisclosed injury. Overall, he has eight points, 35 shots, 50 hits, 16 PIM and a plus-2 rating over 24 appearances. He's played well enough generally to stay in the lineup, but his usage doesn't make him a viable fantasy forward in most formats.
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Jets' Alex Iafallo: Lights lamp in loss
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Iafallo scored a goal and added five hits in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.
Iafallo has seen a slight upward trend in ice time amid the Jets' weeks-long struggles on offense. He was officially on the top line Thursday and logged 15:01 of ice time in this contest, netting his first goal in nearly a month at 13:37 of the first period. The 31-year-old winger is up to five goals, 10 points, 47 shots on net, 41 hits, 21 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 30 appearances. Iafallo is good for about 30 points over a full season, though he's a little behind that pace in 2025-26.
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Jets' Gabriel Vilardi: Strikes on power play in loss
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Vilardi scored a power-play goal and went minus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.
Even with the usual top line broken up, Vilardi was still able to get on the scoresheet. He has three goals and three assists during a five-game point streak, and he's scored eight goals and dished five assists over his last 11 outings. The 26-year-old forward is up to 14 goals, 27 points (eight on the power play), 66 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 30 appearances this season. Vilardi should be a steady scoring-only option even if the Jets' offense continues to struggle as a whole.
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Jets' Eric Comrie: Can't end skid Thursday
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Comrie stopped 18 of 23 shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.
The Bruins rattled off three goals in a span of 2:44 during the first period, and the Jets never really recovered from it. Comrie has lost three consecutive games, and this was arguably one of his worst performances of the year. He's now at a 6-8-1 record with a 3.30 GAA and an .886 save percentage through 15 starts. With 11 starts over the last 12 games, including seven in a row, fatigue may be in play at this point. Domenic DiVincentiis is awaiting his NHL debut whenever the Jets want to give Comrie a rest, though neither goalie would be a particularly good fantasy play for Saturday's game versus the Capitals.
Comrie will start Thursday's home game against the Bruins, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Comrie has struggled mightily in his last two outings, going 0-2-0 with a 6.19 GAA and .771 save percentage. However, he'll still draw a seventh consecutive start Thursday. The Bruins are scoring 3.19 goals per game this season, which ranks eighth in the NHL.
Connor logged two assists and seven shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
Connor has four goals and five assists during his six-game point streak. He helped out on both of Mark Scheifele's second-period tallies in this contest. Connor remains one of the Jets' best forwards, earning 15 goals, 22 helpers, 101 shots on net and a plus-10 rating through 29 outings this season.
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Jets' Logan Stanley: Scores in Tuesday's loss
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Stanley scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
Stanley ended a nine-game point drought with his third-period tally. He got the Jets within a goal, but they were unable to pull even. Stanley has found another level on offense this year with four goals and 10 points through 29 appearances after putting 14 points in 63 regular-season outings last year. He's added 30 shots on net, 52 hits, 37 blocked shots, 55 PIM and a plus-2 rating this season despite primarily working on the third pairing.
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