The Colorado Avalanche (2-1-0) host the Winnipeg Jets (1-1-0) at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Winnipeg is coming off a 4-1 loss against the Stars on Monday. The Jets committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Mark Scheifele scored the only goal for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck saved only 25 of 29 shots against (.862%) in the loss. Colorado beat the Wild 6-3 on Monday. Six players found the net for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin and Nathan MacKinnon both scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Alexandar Georgiev had 36 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Avalanche won three of the four games between the teams last season, although the Jets were 4-1 victors in their final meeting in April. Four players were on the scoresheet for Winnipeg. Hellebuyck got the win, saving 30 of 31 shots (.967%).
FACING OFF
Winnipeg is averaging 2.50 goals per game so far this season, 25th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Avalanche team that is allowing 3.33 goals a game (20th). Meanwhile, Colorado has found the net 4.67 times a game on average, third in the league, and the Jets are allowing opponents to score 2.50 goals per game (9th).Power play opportunities should be plentiful for the Jets, as the Avalanche have been penalized 6.00 times a game, 28th-most in the NHL, for an average of 13.00 minutes (28th). The visitors are averaging 3.00 penalties (4th) and 6.00 penalty minutes a game (4th). The Avalanche’s 50.00% power play percentage is the best in the league, while the Jets rank 26th with a conversion rate of 12.50%. While strong on the power play, Colorado has been less successful at penalty killing, as the home team possesses the league’s second-lowest PK% at 50.00%. Winnipeg’s 83.33% ranks 13th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Scheifele (3G 0A) and Nikolaj Ehlers (0G 3A) are the top skaters for the Jets with three points each so far this season. In the net, Hellebuyck (1-1-0) is Winnipeg’s top goaltender. He has a 2.50 GAA and a .929% save percentage. MacKinnon leads the Avalanche in scoring with seven points. He has two goals and five assists in three games. Georgiev (2-0-0) has the best goals against average for Colorado at 2.50. He has a save percentage of .911%.
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