After going 44-11-9 with a 2.36 goals-against average, a .924 save percentage and six shutouts in 2017-18, Hellebuyck was 34-23-3 with a 2.90 GAA, a .913 save percentage and two shutouts. The decline in his statistics can be gauged in a simple analysis: Hellebuyck allowed 23 more goals last season than in 2017-18, one more in every 2.7 starts, and his rate of saves was worse by 1.1 over each 100 shots-against. Those are small differences that have big impacts.