The Colorado Avalanche (26-16-1) travel to face off against the Winnipeg Jets (28-12-3) on Saturday, January 11th. This game will be played at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg and televised on NHLN. The Jets are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Avalanche are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Predators. Puck drop is set for 7:00 ET.

Avalanche vs Jets

The Colorado Avalanche Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche fell to 26-16-1 on the season. Colorado was the underdog on the puck line, and the total of 7 goals went over the pre-game line of 6.5 goals.

Colorado took the lead early in the second period, but Nashville responded with five unanswered goals. The Avalanche’s defense gave up two empty-netters in the third period.

The Winnipeg Jets Are Coming Off A Win

Winnipeg improved to 28-12-3 with a 7-4 win over the Lightning. The Jets covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 11 goals easily exceeded the pre-game line of 6.5 goals.

After falling behind 2-0 early, the Jets rallied with seven different players finding the back of the net. Winnipeg’s final two goals came with Tampa Bay’s net empty.

Colorado Offense Breakdown

Colorado fired 30 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 5-2 loss to Nashville. Cale Makar opened the scoring with his 5th goal of the season, coming on a power play. Nathan MacKinnon added another goal, his 6th of the year.

Makar also picked up his 16th assist on MacKinnon’s goal. MacKinnon now has 14 assists, while Devon Toews contributed with his 2nd assist of the season. The Avalanche had 23 giveaways in the game.

Jets Offense Breakdown

In their 7-4 win over the Lightning, the Jets’ offense fired 34 shots on goal and netted 7, including two empty-netters. Each of the Jets’ 7 goals came from different players, with Vladislav Namestnikov scoring his 3rd of the season and Cole Perfetti adding his 4th on an empty net.

Josh Morrissey picked up his 13th assist on Perfetti’s empty-netter and also assisted on Namestnikov’s goal, bringing his total to 12 assists this season. Nikolaj Ehlers, who scored his 9th goal on another empty net, earlier assisted on Logan Stanley’s 1st goal of the season.

Colorado Team Defense

The Avalanche defense gave up the tying goal at 11:29 in the 2nd period and then four more after that, including two empty-netters. Justus Annunen made 21 saves with an 87.5% save percentage.

Winnipeg Team Defense

Defensively, the Jets had a tough start, conceding the first two goals to the Lightning. They also gave up the tying goal at 3-3 and another at 4-4. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves with a save percentage of 86.7%. The Jets’ defense recorded 5 takeaways and 31 hits.

Avalanche vs Jets Trends

• In their last three road games, Colorado has averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 1. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-1 while going 2-1 vs. the spread.
• Winnipeg has a 1-2 record in their last three home games. In this stretch, they averaged 2 goals per game while allowing 2. The team also performed well vs the puck line at 2-1.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Winnipeg has an puck line mark of 2-1 while going 1-2 straight up.
• Through their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Avalanche have a good straight up record, but their puck line mark is just 2-3.

Avalanche vs Jets Prediction

When it comes to a moneyline wager, I’m going with the Jets to defeat the Avalanche while playing at home. Given the current moneyline odds at -105, I’m placing a wager on the Jets to win outright.

If you’re looking to get a bet down on this matchup, we foresee the Jets winning the underdog. However, if you’re not as confident in the Jets straight-up, we’d still recommend placing a bet on them to cover the puck line.

With an over/under line sitting at 6 goals, we like this game to surpass that mark and recommend getting a bet down on the over.

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