WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Connor Hellebuyck’s comments from the middle of last week continue to reverberate around the NHL and draw side-eyes from the Golden Knights.
After Winnipeg’s loss in Game 3 on Wednesday, the confident goaltender who turned 25 on Saturday was asked about his head-to-head matchup against the Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury.
“I don’t want to respond to his game,” Hellebuyck said. “He’s obviously a big part of their team and playing very well.
“But I like my game; I like it a lot more.”
Despite Hellebuyck’s assertion, the numbers tell otherwise.
Fleury has outdueled Hellebuyck during the Western Conference Final and put the Knights on the brink of playing for the Stanley Cup entering Sunday’s Game 5.