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Connor Hellebuyck

#37 · Goalie · Winnipeg Jets

Born May 19, 1993 in Commerce, Michigan, USA (age 33) · 6'4", 207 lb · Catches left · Drafted 130th overall in 2012 by WPG (round 5)

Trophy case

×2 William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2024-25, 2023-24
Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2024-25

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cam Talbot EDM · 67 GP, 0.908 Frederik Andersen TOR · 66 GP, 0.918 Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL · 65 GP, 0.920 Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ · 65 GP, 0.921 Jonathan Quick LAK · 64 GP, 0.921

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602015-16: 26 games2615-162016-17: 56 games5616-172017-18: 67 games6717-182018-19: 63 games6318-192019-20: 58 games5819-202020-21: 45 games4520-212021-22: 66 games6621-222022-23: 64 games6422-232023-24: 60 games6023-242024-25: 63 games6324-252025-26: 57 games5725-26

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2015-16 WPG 26 131112 683 627 56 2.34 0.918 $668K
2016-17 WPG 56 261944 1572 1426 146 2.89 0.907 $668K
2017-18 WPG 67 441196 2048 1892 156 2.36 0.924 $2.25M
2018-19 WPG 63 342332 2051 1872 179 2.90 0.913 $6.167M
2019-20 WPG 58 312156 1796 1656 140 2.57 0.922 $6.167M
2020-21 WPG 45 241734 1335 1223 112 2.58 0.916 $6.167M
2021-22 WPG 66 2927104 2155 1962 193 2.97 0.910 $6.167M
2022-23 WPG 64 372524 1964 1807 157 2.49 0.920 $6.167M
2023-24 WPG 60 371945 1798 1656 142 2.39 0.921 $6.167M
2024-25 WPG 63 471238 1664 1539 125 2.00 0.925 $8.5M
2025-26 WPG 57 2323110 1547 1385 162 2.86 0.895 $8.5M
11 seasons Career 625 3452085545 18613 17045 1568 2.58 0.916

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2017-18 WPG 17 9802 511 471 40 2.36 0.922
2018-19 WPG 6 2400 184 168 16 2.67 0.913
2019-20 WPG 4 1300 125 113 12 3.04 0.904
2020-21 WPG 8 4401 289 269 20 2.23 0.931
2022-23 WPG 5 1400 158 140 18 3.44 0.886
2023-24 WPG 5 1400 177 154 24 5.23 0.870
2024-25 WPG 13 6702 290 251 39 3.08 0.866
7 seasons Playoffs 58 243405 1734 1566 169 2.90 0.903

2017-18 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
67 64 441196 2048 1892 156 2.36 0.924

Contract

$2.25MCap hitends in 2018
$72KCap dollars per goal above replacement31.4 goals above replacement
$7.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 56 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Jul 24, 2017, as a new contract: 1 year and $2.25M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $2.25M $2M $250K $2.25M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Oct 9, 2023 Winnipeg Jets Extension 2024-25 to 2030-31 7 $59.5M $8.5M
Jul 12, 2018 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2018-19 to 2023-24 6 $37M $6.167M
Jul 24, 2017 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $2.25M $2.25M
May 26, 2014 Winnipeg Jets Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $2.775M $668K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2017-18 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2017-18 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+31.4Goals above replacement7th of 56 goalies
+5.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+14.1Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 56 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-10010203040502015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+14.1Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
170.1Expected goals againstfrom 2,856 unblocked attempts
156Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.924Save %0.917 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 58 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.21 above expected per 60 minutes72nd
Shot difficulty 6.0% chance per attempt faced5thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 58 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Expected 170.1Allowed 156

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 7, 2018 vs CHI W 4-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Apr 5, 2018 vs CGY W 2-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 59:53
Apr 2, 2018 @ OTT W 6-5 W 37 32 5 0.865 60:00
Mar 31, 2018 @ TOR W 3-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 59:57
Mar 27, 2018 vs BOS W 5-4 (SO) W 32 28 4 0.875 65:00
Mar 25, 2018 vs NSH W 5-4 (SO) W 36 32 4 0.889 64:50
Mar 23, 2018 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) W 18 16 2 0.889 63:16
Mar 18, 2018 vs DAL W 4-2 W 30 28 2 0.933 60:00
Mar 15, 2018 vs CHI W 6-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:52
Mar 13, 2018 @ NSH L 1-3 30 30 0 1.000 49:36
Mar 12, 2018 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) OTL 43 40 3 0.930 64:11
Mar 10, 2018 @ PHI L 1-2 L 35 33 2 0.943 58:09
Mar 8, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 W 43 41 2 0.953 60:00
Mar 4, 2018 @ CAR W 3-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 59:56
Mar 2, 2018 vs DET W 4-3 W 33 30 3 0.909 60:00
Feb 27, 2018 vs NSH L 5-6 L 32 26 6 0.813 59:01
Feb 23, 2018 @ STL W 4-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 20, 2018 vs LAK L 3-4 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:12
Feb 18, 2018 vs FLA W 7-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Feb 16, 2018 vs COL W 6-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Feb 13, 2018 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) W 27 24 3 0.889 61:41
Feb 11, 2018 vs NYR L 1-3 L 27 25 2 0.926 58:36
Feb 9, 2018 vs STL L 2-5 L 26 22 4 0.846 58:11
Feb 6, 2018 vs ARI W 4-3 W 24 21 3 0.875 59:21
Feb 3, 2018 vs COL W 3-0 W, SO 25 25 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 1, 2018 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) OTL 31 28 3 0.903 63:57
Jan 25, 2018 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) OTL 39 36 3 0.923 65:00
Jan 23, 2018 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) W 33 29 4 0.879 60:18
Jan 21, 2018 vs VAN W 1-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 20, 2018 @ CGY W 2-1 (SO) W 31 30 1 0.968 65:00
Jan 13, 2018 @ MIN L 1-4 L 41 37 4 0.902 60:00
Jan 12, 2018 @ CHI L 1-2 L 27 25 2 0.926 58:19
Jan 7, 2018 vs SJS W 4-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Jan 5, 2018 vs BUF W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 59:31
Jan 2, 2018 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 26 23 3 0.885 64:13
Dec 31, 2017 @ EDM W 5-0 W, SO 35 35 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 29, 2017 vs NYI W 4-2 W 44 42 2 0.955 60:00
Dec 27, 2017 vs EDM W 4-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 59:44
Dec 21, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 (SO) OTL 33 32 1 0.970 64:56
Dec 19, 2017 @ NSH W 6-4 W 34 30 4 0.882 60:00
Dec 17, 2017 vs STL W 4-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 59:56
Dec 14, 2017 vs CHI L 1-5 L 30 25 5 0.833 60:00
Dec 11, 2017 vs VAN W 5-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 59:55
Dec 9, 2017 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 28 24 4 0.857 60:34
Dec 5, 2017 @ DET L 1-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Dec 3, 2017 vs OTT W 5-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 1, 2017 vs VGK W 7-4 W 31 27 4 0.871 59:49
Nov 29, 2017 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 26 23 3 0.885 60:48
Nov 27, 2017 vs MIN W 7-2 W 19 17 2 0.895 60:00
Nov 25, 2017 @ SJS L 0-4 20 19 1 0.950 38:57
Nov 24, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Nov 20, 2017 @ NSH L 3-5 L 29 24 5 0.828 57:50
Nov 18, 2017 vs NJD W 5-2 W 36 34 2 0.944 60:00
Nov 16, 2017 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) W 32 30 2 0.938 64:31
Nov 14, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Nov 10, 2017 @ VGK L 2-5 L 22 17 5 0.773 39:50
Nov 6, 2017 @ DAL W 4-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Nov 4, 2017 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) OTL 50 45 5 0.900 63:03
Nov 2, 2017 vs DAL W 5-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Oct 31, 2017 @ MIN W 2-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Oct 29, 2017 vs PIT W 7-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Oct 26, 2017 @ PIT L 1-2 (OT) OTL 36 34 2 0.944 61:07
Oct 20, 2017 vs MIN W 4-3 W 27 24 3 0.889 60:00
Oct 14, 2017 vs CAR W 2-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Oct 12, 2017 @ VAN W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 59:41
Oct 9, 2017 @ EDM W 5-2 W 39 37 2 0.949 59:49
Oct 4, 2017 vs TOR L 2-7 11 9 2 0.818 19:24