The Winnipeg Jets bounced back from two straight defeats Monday to hand the St. Louis Blues their first loss of the season. Connor Hellebuyck starred as the Jets shut out the Blues in a convincing 4-0 victory. "We needed everyone tonight, and we played a full 60 (minutes)," Hellebuyck said after the win. "Character is in this room, and now we know the game plan that we need. … This game wasn't going to be won off of a couple sweet plays.
It was going to be won in the corners and making sure they got nothing." Hellebuyck made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season, bouncing back from three straight starts with a save percentage below his career average of .916. “He’s the heart and soul here,” forward Mark Scheifele said of the team's netminder. “He’s a guy that stands on his head all night.
He made all the saves he needed to. He was fantastic again tonight.” The Jets are off to a 3-3 start this season after an off-season that included Rick Bowness taking over as the team's head coach and Blake Wheeler being stripped of the team's captaincy.
Winnipeg was without Bowness once again for Monday's game, with the head coach resting following his recent bout with COVID-19.