Take a moment and think of the NHL’s best goaltenders. You know, the ones whose teams pencil their guy in for 55 starts every year. Durable. Consistent.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is in the driver’s seat to win his second straight Vezina Trophy and third overall, but he has also now put himself firmly in the conversation to be the NHL’s MVP.

The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, hoping to return to the win column and continue their steady climb up the NHL standings.

Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) celebrates his goal over Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) with teammates Kyle Connor (81) and Gabriel Vilardi (13) during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi.

Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens. Hellebuyck was caught flat-footed by Juraj Slafkovsky midway through the first period then shut the door. He kicked off Winnipeg's three-game road trip with his third consecutive win and seventh in the last eight starts.

Hellebucyk is expected to tend the road twine versus the Canadiens on Tuesday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Here’s what you need to know heading into the game:

The Winnipeg Jets kick off a challenging three-game road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. During this three-game stretch, the Jets will face the Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and the league-leading Washington Capitals.

The Jets have one of the most prolific top lines in the NHL — with only Leon Draisaitl having more goals this season than Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele (29) — and Gabe Vilardi on pace to shatter his career-best (23) with 22 already notched.

Kyle Connor’s second goal of game, with 1.5 seconds left in second period, gives Winnipeg Jets sniper 29 tallies on the season

Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday.