Winnipeg Jets vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction 4-23-24 Picks

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.

Winnipeg Jets Team Facts

• The Jets have won each of their last nine games.
• The Jets have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games as home underdogs following a win.
• The Jets have won the second period in each of their last four games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in eight of the Jets’ last nine games.

Colorado Avalanche Team Facts

• The underdogs have won four of the Avalanche’s last five games at Canada Life Centre.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Avalanche have won the first period in four of their last five games following a road loss.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Avalanche’s last 15 games following a road loss.

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. It’s hard to go against the home team here in this case. Give me the Winnipeg Jets to take a quick 2–0 series lead, putting legit pressure on the Avalanche heading back home.