NHL: Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck back to Vezina Trophy form [Video]

WINNIPEG –

They call him `Vezina-Buyck’ in Winnipeg.

Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who won his second Vezina Trophy last season, made 35 saves in his third shutout this NHL season as the Jets blanked the visiting Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Thursday.

Hellebuyck produced the 40th shutout of his career in front of 12,918 fans at Canada Life Centre.

“Number 40 feels really good,” the goalie said. “That’s one of those milestones. One more (milestone) is just the 300 wins. I’m really looking forward to that this season.

“Hopefully I can achieve it, but this one feels really good.”

It was also the first time that Hellebuyck recorded back-to-back shutouts in the NHL after a 21-save performance in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Utah.

The 31-year-old believes he might have had two in a row in college when he played for the University of Massachusetts.

“I had a good amount of shutouts in college,” said Hellebuyck, who picked up his …