New Jersey Devils announce Connor Hellebuyck will not start in game against Jets on Tuesday

TORONTO — Connor Hellebuyck will attempt to explain himself when he gets to Winnipeg. What the star goaltender won’t be doing is suiting up to face his former team. The New Jersey Devils announced shortly after Sunday’s 4-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs — Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the shutout — that the 33-year-old will not play against the Jets on Tuesday in his first game back at Canada Life Centre since demanding a trade and forcing his way out of town. “This has been an organizational decision for us that we’ve debated at length,” Devils general manager Sunny Mehta said in a statement. “Connor Hellebuyck was adamant that he felt a duty to play on Tuesday in Winnipeg. “However, in our estimation, playing in this game would potentially give us a reduction in our expected win probability.” The Jets shipped Hellebuyck to the Devils on Oct.