Jets at Avalanche 2/20/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Winnipeg Jets look to snap a two-game losing streak when they visit the Rocky Mountains to play the Colorado Avalanche. The Jets were defeated by the Ottawa Senators 4-3 in overtime on Saturday in their most recent outing. Tyler Myers scored two goals and Brandon Tanev one in the loss, while Laurent Brossoit stopped 37 shots in the net.

Colorado is coming off a 3-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in its last outing on Monday. The Avalanche received a goal from Andrew Agozzino, his first in the NHL, while goalie Semyon Varlamov stopped all 40 shots he faced in net to record his second shutout this season. The win snapped a Colorado six-game losing streak at home. Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in goals scored with 30 and points with 68. Blake Wheeler is the leader in assists with 56. Connor Hellebuyck is 26-16-2 with a goal’s against average of 2.89 and save percentage of .911. Winnipeg this season is 6th in goals scored per game at 3.39 and 10th in goals against at 2.88.

Gabriel Landeskog leads Colorado in goals scored with 30. Mikko Rantanen is the assists leader with 52, while Nathan MacKinnon is the points leader with 76. Goalie Semyon Varlamov is 15-15-8 and has a 2.83 goals against average and .909 save percentage. Colorado is 10th in goals scored at 3.20 and 24th in goals against at 3.24.