‘Buffalo’s pursuit of Hellebuyck came after he helped the United States win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo in February, but finished 23-23-11 with a .895 save percentage, a 2.86 goals-against average in 57 games in 2025-26, one of his least productive seasons, statistically. Hellebuyck didn’t register a shutout in a season for the first time in his career, a season after he won the Hart, Vezina and William J. Jennings trophies in 2024-25.’