WINNIPEG - When Eric Comrie got scored on 16 seconds into Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jets head coach Scott Arniel wasn't upset.

Comrie was replacing star netminder Connor Hellebuyck, whom the team said Friday was undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a knee problem dating back to training camp. He's expected to be out four to six weeks.

The former backup made 24 saves in the 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes.

“Obviously, we got caught right off the bat there on a transition play,” Arniel said. “Yeah, I felt for him right away but then he settled in.

“He made some big stops in the first there and then on the penalty kill he had to make a couple of really big stops.”

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and defenceman Josh Morrissey added a goal for Winnipeg (12-8-0), extending his p

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