The Colorado Avalanche (31-19-5) will be looking to prolong their winning streak when they are on the road to face the Winnipeg Jets (35-22-1) at Canada Life Centre on Friday. Colorado is coming off a high-scoring 6-5 overtime win over the Oilers on Sunday, their third consecutive win.
The Avalanche committed only one penalty in the game, holding Edmonton without a power play goal. Six players found the net for the Avalanche. J.T. Compher scored and provided three assists to lead the team in scoring.
Alexandar Georgiev saved only 35 of 40 shots (.875%) in the win. Winnipeg fell 2-1 to the Islanders on Wednesday. Nikolaj Ehlers netted the lone goal for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck saved only 20 of 22 shots against (.909%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Jets have won both games between the teams this season, including a 5-0 victory in their most recent meeting in November, their third straight win against Colorado. Blake Wheeler led Winnipeg with four points (3G 1A). Hellebuyck saved 40 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Colorado is averaging 3.07 goals per game for the season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Jets team that is allowing just 2.59 goals a game (3rd).
Meanwhile, Winnipeg has found the net 3.10 times a game on average, 17th in the league, and the Avalanche are allowing opponents to score 2.76 goals per game (9th).
The Avalanche’s 23.46% power play percentage ranks ninth in the league, while the Jets are 13th with a conversion rate of 21.93%. Winnipeg has been more adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s second-highest PK% at 84.34%. Colorado ranks 20th at 77.25%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Nathan MacKinnon (67 points), Mikko Rantanen (66), and Cale Makar (45) have been the top skaters this season for the Avalanche. Rantanen is among the league leaders with his 36 goals (3rd), while MacKinnon is among the league leaders with his 48 assists (8th).
Makar has also been an offensive leader for Colorado, scoring 13 and assisting 32. In the net, Pavel Francouz (7-7-1) is Colorado’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.53 GAA and a .919% save percentage. Georgiev (23-12-4) leads the Avalanche in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.72 and a save percentage of .917%.
Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring with 66 points. He has 26 goals and 40 assists in 58 games. Hellebuyck (26-16-1) is the top goalie for Winnipeg with a goals against average of 2.39. He has a save percentage of .926%, fourth-best in the league.
HOME AND AWAY
Colorado has won three straight on the road this season. Winnipeg has won three in a row at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Colorado Avalanche (-110)
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