Insider Links Hellebuyck to Sabres Legend Miller
Connor Hellebuyck stares down Canada's supernova lineup in the gold medal game, stopping 41 of 42 shots while the likes of McDavid, MacKinnon and Marner pepper him relentlessly. An NHL insider draws a straight line from this Vezina-winning Jets netminder to Ryan Miller's heroic stand for the Sabres in the 2010 Olympics, where Miller dueled Crosby before that OT heartbreak. Hellebuyck's clinic erases playoff ghosts from Vegas and Colorado, positioning him as the heir to U.S.
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