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Goalie nods: Prized Jets prospect Hellebuyck makes NHL debut

Joshua Morrissey, Jason Pominville, Connor Hellebuyck

Joshua Morrissey, Jason Pominville, Connor Hellebuyck

AP

The future of Winnipeg’s goaltending will be on display tonight in Minnesota.

Connor Hellebuyck, the highly-touted prospect that starred for Team USA at the 2015 World Hockey Championships, will make his NHL debut today when the Jets take on the Wild at Xcel.

Hellebuyck is up with the Jets following an injury to No. 1 (or, “No. 1") netminder Ondrej Pavelec, who’s out until January with a lower-body injury. An AHL All-Star a year ago, Hellebuyck arrived in Winnipeg with great fanfare and it’ll be interesting to see how he responds to the hype and pressure that come along with his first-ever big league start.

For the Wild, Devan Dubnyk’s in goal.

Elsewhere...

-- Corey Crawford goes for Chicago in Anaheim. No word yet on who the Ducks will have in goal.

-- Braden Holtby starts again for Washington, as the Caps host the Bolts. Tampa Bay has yet to name a starter, much like the Ducks.

-- Marc-Andre Fleury takes on Sergei Bobrovsky in Columbus tonight, as the Blue Jackets host the Penguins.

-- Mike Condon is back in the starter’s role for Montreal with Carey Price sidelined, and his first order of business is a road date against Cory Schneider and the Devils in New Jersey.

-- Cam Ward faces Chad Johnson as Buffalo welcomes the ‘Canes.

-- The Isles will start Jaroslav Halak in Florida. The Panthers will counter with Roberto Luongo.

-- Cam Talbot finally gets back into the starter’s role tonight in Detroit. Jimmy Howard will go for the Wings.

-- It’s Ryan Miller versus Antti Niemi as the Canucks take on the Stars in Dallas.

-- Even though Jonas Hiller is healthy and Joni Ortio’s in the minors, Calgary will stick with Karri Ramo in Arizona. The Coyotes are going with their No. 1, Mike Smith.