{"id":275621,"date":"2025-05-05T12:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/connor-hellebuycks-father-sends-a-rallying-message-to-jets-nation-as-winnipeg-advance-to-stanley-cup-playoffs-round-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:37","slug":"connor-hellebuycks-father-sends-a-rallying-message-to-jets-nation-as-winnipeg-advance-to-stanley-cup-playoffs-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/connor-hellebuycks-father-sends-a-rallying-message-to-jets-nation-as-winnipeg-advance-to-stanley-cup-playoffs-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor Hellebuyck&#8217;s father sends a rallying message to Jets nation as Winnipeg advance to Stanley Cup playoffs Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4904717\" data-slug-id=\"2505153\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/winnipeg-jets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in Game 7 of the first round on Sunday to advance to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They will now be facing the Dallas Stars in Round 2.<\/p>\n<p>Following the game, Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck\u2019s father Chuck penned a rallying message for Jets nation. He retweeted a posted from the Jets\u2019 official X account and wrote in the caption:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWay to go @NHLJets ! And a big Thank You to @680CJOB Paul Edmonds and Mitchell Clinton for giving us a play by play option to avoid the negativity. Keep the faith! Go @NHLJets !\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>The Blues jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the night just over seven minutes into the game. Cole Perfetti got the Jets on the board with a power-play tip-in at 11:41 of the second period but Radek Faksa restored the Blues\u2019 two-goal lead with 34.1 seconds left in the second.<\/p>\n<p>Vladislav Namestnikov cut the deficit to one with 1:17 left in regulation, scoring with the goalie pulled. Perfetti then tied the game with 2.6 seconds remaining as he redirected a Kyle Connor shot to force overtime.<\/p>\n<p>After a scoreless first OT, Jets captain Adam Lowry deflected a point shot from Neal Pionk at 16:10 of double overtime to win the game. Connor Hellebuyck ended up stopping every shot after allowing three goals in the first two periods on the night.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Don Cherry tips Connor Hellebuyck over Leon Draisaitl and Nikita Kucherov in Heat Trophy race<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, Hockey analyst Don Cherry made his pick for this year\u2019s NHL Hart Trophy and backed Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck over fellow finalists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/leon-draisaitl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a> and Nikita Kucherov. The Hart Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to their team during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his Grapevine podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/news-don-cherry-snubs-oilers-leon-draisaitl-76-000-000-bolts-superstar-hart-trophy-race-for-nhl-mvp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Cherry explained that Hellebuyck\u2019s regular-season performance stood out<\/a> above the rest. The Jets netminder led the NHL with 47 wins and finished with a 2.00 goals-against average, a .925 save percentage, and eight shutouts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYeah, [Draisaitl] who scored 52 goals. He was the only player to have over 50 goals. Hellebuyck, who led goalies with 47 wins and the best average too. Kucherov, who led the league with 121 points,\u201d said Cherry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI would pick Hellebuyck. Don&#8217;t mention it in the playoffs,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While he has never won the Hart Trophy, Hellebuyck has secured two Vezina Trophies in 2020 and 2024 as the league\u2019s top goaltender. 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