The Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets meet Tuesday in Game 2 West First Round NHL Playoffs action at the Canada Life Centre. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets prediction.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
The Colorado Avalanche have another chance to steal a road game before going home for game 3 on Friday. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 6 goals per game and are scoring on 100 percent of their power play opportunities. Cale Maker leads Colorado with 1 goal, Mikko Rantanen has 2 assists and Artturi Lehkonen has 7 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 7 goals per game and are killing 50 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 7 goals on 23 shots faced.
Winnipeg Jets Betting Preview
The Winnipeg Jets look for another home victory to take a quick 2-0 series lead. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 7 goals per game and are scoring on 50 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 2 goals, Mark Scheifele has 2 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 3 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 6 goals per game and are killing 0 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 6 goals on 46 shots faced.
Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets Injury Report
Justus Annunen (illness) and Samuel Girard (concussion) are questionable for the Avalanche. Girard is in concussion protocol and Annunen hasn’t played since April 18. Morgan Barron is the only player on the Jets’ injury report, and he’s expected to be out until May as he deals with a lower body injury. Barron hasn’t played in a week.
Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets prediction
You can make a case for the Avalanche and the cheap price because they’re a fine hockey team, and they had their chances to steal game 1. However, the Jets answered the Avs at every turn, and they’ve now won 4 straight games against Colorado and 7 of the last 9 games overall. The Jets have scored 24 goals in the last 4 games against the Avalanche, and no less than 4 goals in 8 of the last 10 games. The Jets are way too comfortable offensively against the Avalanche, and it makes it hard to go again them, especially on their home ice.
We’re getting a pick em price across the board. Give me the Jets to take a quick 2–0 series lead, putting legit pressure on the Avalanche heading back home.