Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/23/2024

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Venue:  Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -110, Jets -110; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -110, Jets -110; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -110, Jets -110; Over/Under:  6 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  50-25-7 (3rd place, Central Division)

Winnipeg Jets:  52-24-6 (2nd place, Central Division)

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Colorado Avalanche:  4-5-1 last 10

Winnipeg Jets:  9-1-0 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game with 107 points, a 50-25-7 record overall, and they were 19-16-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, losing that one on the road 7-6. Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Casey Mittelstadt, Valeri Nichushkin, and Miles Wood each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen each led the team in assists with 2 while Artturi Lehkonen led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 7 goals on 23 shots with 16 saves and a .696 save percentage. Their offense has scored 304 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 254 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Jets are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they were 27-11-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Colorado Avalanche in their last game, winning that one at home 7-6. Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, and Vladislav Namestnikov each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Mark Scheifele, Brenden Dillon, Nino Niederreiter, and Gabriel Vilardi each led the team in assists with 2 while Kyle Connor led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 46 shots with 40 saves and a .870 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 259 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 199 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Avalanche listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Jets and the 3rd seeded Avalanche from the Central Division for Round 1 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Jets have a 1-0 series lead after winning game 1 of this series on their home ice. The Jets have looked great in their games this season with their 52-24-6 record overall and their 27-11-3 home record. They added another win to their home record this season with their 7-6 win in game 1 against the Avalanche, but that was a very tight game for them as the Avalanche really went toe-to-toe. The Avalanche haven't looked as good in their road games this year with their 19-6-6 road record, but they fought hard in game 1 to try and steal the 1st game of this series and they are going to bring their best effort again in this game to even it up going back home. The Jets have had the much better defense all season and it showed in game 1, specifically with their goaltending since they were outshot by the Avalanche, but the Avalanche have had the better offense all season and it is still impressive to score 6 goals on this Winnipeg defense, especially on their home ice. The Avalanche haven't looked as good as the Jets lately but the Avalanche still have more playoff experience on their side and they will lean on that experience in this game to ensure they don't go down 2-0 in the series. They know they have to win a game on the road to win this series and after coming so close in game1, they will bring their best effort to win this game and flip this series on its head going back to Colorado. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game. 

Avalanche Jets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 4 Jets 3.

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Colorado Avalanche: 15-16 (-12.4 units) on the moneyline after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. 23-16 (-8.6 units) on the moneyline revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less. 10-5 UNDER revenging a road loss versus an opponent. 11-2 UNDER revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less. 

Winnipeg Jets: 53-30 (+15.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 21-6 (+13.9 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 13-1 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline after playing 3 consecutive home games. 8-2 UNDER after 4 or more consecutive overs. 9-0 UNDER off a home win against a division rival. 9-3 UNDER after scoring 4 goals or more in 4 straight games.

Colorado Avalanche:  J. Annunen (G) Ques Tues - Illness. S. Girard (D) Ques Tues - Concussion. J. Drouin (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. L. O'Connor (RW) out for season - Hip. P. Francouz (G) out for season - Groin. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee.

Winnipeg Jets:  M. Barron (C) Ques Tues - Lower Body.

“We played extremely hard. We did a lot of good things. You don’t get six (goals) on the Jets without doing that. We also made some mistakes that they capitalized on. Too many, obviously tonight, and it ends up costing us the hockey game.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Jets in game 1 of this series on Sunday.

“He loves these challenges. He’s going up against one of the best players in the world, not necessarily the league, but the world in Nate (Nathan MacKinnon). So, he loves those challenges and he takes his game to another level.” - Rick Bowness on Adam Lowry after his team’s win against the Avalanche in game 1 of this series on Sunday.

LW Parise, Zach

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Walker, Sean

RD Makar, Cale

G Georgiev, Alexandar

LW Connor, Kyle

C Scheifele, Mark

RW Vilardi, Gabriel

LD Morrissey, Joshua

RD DeMelo, Dylan

G Hellebuyck, Connor

Points: N. MacKinnon (140)

Goals: N. MacKinnon (51)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (89)

GAA: J. Annunen (2.25)

Points: M. Scheifele (72)

Goals: K. Connor (34)

Assists: J. Morrissey (59)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.00)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (8th season)

Winnipeg Jets: Rick Bowness (2nd season)