Winnipeg Jets Vs. Colorado Avalanche Odds, Picks, and Predictions (2/25/22)
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The Winnipeg Jets fell to the home team Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday evening. Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist, and Neal Poink chipped in two assists in the loss. The Jets are 4-4-2 in the last 10 games. Winnipeg is 22-20-9 (53 points), sixth in the Central Division. Goaltender Pavel Francouz made 32 saves for the Colorado Avalanche as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on the road on Wednesday. Francouz was making only his second start in February and earned his first win since the end of January. Gabriel Landeskog scored two goals for the Avalanche in the victory. Colorado is 37-10-4 with 78 points, first in the Central Division.
Winnipeg Jets Vs. Colorado Avalanche Betting Odds
The Jets are 1-5 in their last six Friday games. Under is 4-0 in the Jets last four games when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game. Jets are 2-9 in their last 11 games playing on one days’ rest. The Jets are 1-7 in the last eight meetings in Colorado vs. the Avalanche. The home team is 22-7 in the last 29 meetings between Winnipeg and Colorado. Under is 4-0 in the Avalanche’s last four home games. Colorado is 5-0 in their last five home games following a road trip of seven or more days. Under is 5-1-1 in Avalanche’s last seven games vs. Central Division opponents. Colorado is currently listed as the favorite to win the 2021-22 Stanley Cup at +400.
Winnipeg Jets Odds
Kyle Connor is the Jets leading scorer with 55 points, he’s tied for fifth in the NHL with 29 goals. He leads the club in game winning goals with four. The former Michigan Wolverine has 19 points (six goals and 13 assists) on the power play this season. He has scored 160 goals in 356 career games. Mark Scheifele is Winnipeg’s second leading scorer with 42 points in 45 games (18 goals and 24 assists). Pierre-Luc Dubois, who came over from the Columbus Blue Jackets early last season has scored 21 goals in 50 games this campaign. He leads the team in power play goals with 10 and second on the team in game winning goals with three. Captain Blake Wheeler has scored 34 points this season (six goals and 28 assists). He has 12 points on the power play (two goals and 10 assists) and is averaging 19:41 of ice time per game. Center Andrew Copp is questionable for Friday’s game against the Avalanche due to an upper body injury. On the season, Copp has 28 points in 47 games (12 goals and 16 assists).
Defenseman Brenden Dillon leads Winnipeg in plus/minus at +16. He’s second on the team in hits with 126; Adam Lowry is the club leads in hits with 149. Dillon has tallied 15 points on the season while averaging 19:19 of ice time per game. Nate Schmidt leads all Jets defensemen in points with 24 (three goals and 21 assists). He has blocked 66 shots and delivered 24 hits on the campaign. Neil Pionk is a +4 while averaging 22:08 of ice time per game. He’s recorded 111 hits and blocked 57 shots in 2021-22. Offensively he has 22 points (two goals and 20 assists) on the season. Josh Morrissey has 97 hits and 61 blocked shots this year. In his seventh season, he’s averaging 23:04 of ice time per game. He has 21 points in 48 games this campaign.
2019-20 Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck has started 43 games in net for the Jets in 2021-22. He’s 17-18-2 with a .914 save percentage and a 2.80 GAA. The two-time All-Star also has three shutouts this season.
Colorado Avalanche Odds
Nazem Kadri is tied for third in the NHL in scoring with 64 points (22 points and 42 assists); averaging 1.33 points per game. He’s averaging 19:14 of ice time per game and is a +21 on the season. Kadri leads the Avalanche is game winning goals with six in 2021-22. Mikko Rantanen is second on the team in scoring with 61 points (26 goals and 35 assists); averaging 1.27 points per game. On the power play the seventh-year winger has 22 points. He’s third on the team in plus/minus at +30 and is averaging 20:53 of ice time per game. Rantanen is +3500 to win the 2021-22 Hart Trophy. Captain Gabriel Landeskog has played in 43 games this year and has 51 points (25 goals and 26 assists). In his 11th season, he’s a +25 and averaging 20:31 of ice time per game. At the face-off dot he has won 55.2% of his draws. Nathan MacKinnon was injured late last week; he did not play in Wednesday’s game against Detroit and is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against Winnipeg due to a lower body injury. He has 48 points in 36 games this campaign; additionally, MacKinnon has 17 points on the power play (four goals and 13 assists). The ninth-year center is listed at +3000 to win the Hart Trophy.
Cale Makar is one of the best defensemen in the NHL. He’s the favorite to win the 2021-22 Norris Trophy at -130. In his third season, Makar leads all NHL defensemen with 18 goals and is tied for first in points by defenseman with 53. He’s blocked 55 shots and has delivered 53 hits in 2021-22. He’s tied for second on the team in game winning goals with five and is second on the Avalanche in plus/minus at +32. Devon Toews has 37 points this year (nine goals and 28 assists). In his second season with Colorado, he is second in the NHL is plus/minus at +40. Samuel Girard has 26 points in 59 games this season (five goals and 21 assists). He’s averaging 21:47 of ice time per game and has blocked 72 shots, ranked second on the team. Veteran Erik Johnson has played in 51 games in 2021-22. He leads the Avalanche in blocked shots with 88 and hits with 113. Offensively, he’s chipped in 16 points (five goals and 11 assists) on the campaign.
Darcy Kuemper has started 36 games for the Avalanche this year. He’s 25-6-2 with a .919 save percentage and a 2.47 GAA. Kuemper, in first season with Colorado is +4000 to win the Vezina Trophy this season.
Winnipeg Jets Vs. Colorado Avalanche Picks & Prediction
Winnipeg is scoring 2.9 goals per game, 20th in the league and taking 32.7 shots per game, 11th overall. Only two players on Winnipeg have scored 40 or more points. Defensively the Jets are allowing 2.9 goals per game, ranked 17th in the league and 32.2 shots per game, which is 23rd overall. Colorado is scoring 3.9 goals per game, ranking them second in the NHL and attempting 35 shots per game, fifth overall. The Colorado Avalanche have an NHL-high four players with at least 50 points this season (three forwards and one defenseman). On the defensive side, the Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game which ranks 13th in the NHL and yielding 30.9 shots a game, 13th overall. I’m going with the Avalanche in this contest with under 6.5 goals scored in the game.
