{"id":1398,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1398","headline":"Hellebuyck wins Devils debut in rout of Stars","dek":"The newly acquired goalie stopped 16 of 17 shots as New Jersey beat Dallas 5-1 for its fourth straight win.","body":"Connor Hellebuyck finally got his wish. After 11 seasons with the Winnipeg Jets and a trade request that got him shipped to New Jersey last Friday, the three-time Vezina winner made his Devils debut on Tuesday night in Dallas and delivered, stopping 16 of 17 shots as New Jersey rolled the Stars 5-1.\n\nIt was Hellebuyck's first game action since April 13. The Devils gave up a modest package to land him, including 20-goal scorer Dawson Mercer and this year's 12th overall pick, a price that reflects both his pedigree and the questions hanging over him after his worst season since early in his career and a reputation as a playoff underperformer.\n\nNone of that mattered on debut night. Hellebuyck allowed only a second-period goal while the Devils piled up five of their own, extending their win streak to four games. Asked what was on his mind before the game, Hellebuyck said one word summed it up: finally.\n\nFor a Devils team that desperately needed a reliable presence in net, the early returns suggest they got exactly that.","published_at":"2026-10-28T16:20:49.432347+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Defector","publisher":"Defector","title":"Connor Hellebuyck Is A Devil","url":"https://defector.com/connor-hellebuyck-is-a-devil"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"The 1 word Connor Hellebuyck had on mind during triumphant Devils debut after Jets trade","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/1-word-connor-hellebuyck-had-144844624.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"'Exceptional': Hellebuyck stops 17 shots in winning Devils debut","url":"https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/50303628/connor-hellebuyck-helps-devils-win-1st-game-trade"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Connor Hellebuyck turns in stellar debut as Devils rout Stars for fourth straight win","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/27/sports/connor-hellebuyck-turns-in-stellar-debut-as-devils-rout-stars-for-fourth-straight-win/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Connor Hellebuyck earns win in his Devils debut as New Jersey beats Dallas 5-1","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/connor-hellebuyck-earns-win-devils-025000234.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Devils trounce Stars in Connor Hellebuyck's debut, 5-1","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/devils-trounce-stars-connor-hellebuycks-024229618.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Devils beat Stars 5-1 as Connor Hellebuyck wins his New Jersey debut","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/devils-beat-stars-5-1-034010203.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Devils Complete Game Helps Hellebuyck In His First Start Of The Season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/devils-complete-game-helps-hellebuyck-041420428.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://lede-admin.defector.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2026/10/GettyImages-2301836718_4fe7d0-e1793198338550.jpg","credit":"Defector","width":1787},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}