ST. PAUL — Eric Comrie will get his first start of the season — and just the fifth of his NHL career — when the Winnipeg Jets continue a crucial road trip in St. Paul tonight.
No. 1 goalie Connor Hellebuyck will get a rest after making 25 saves in Monday night's 4-3 overtime victory in Chicago. With backup Laurent Brossoit currently out with a lower-body injury, the task turns to Comrie.
"Connor’s got enough work in, he’s got work coming ahead of him, so we need to be mindful of rest. We’ve travelled a lot, played a lot of hockey, played a lot of big games, so we need him to watch one," coach Paul Maurice said this afternoon at Xcel Energy Center.