The Colorado Avalanche faces different circumstances arriving in Winnipeg for Thursday’s contest against the Jets. The Avs are not in the middle of a losing streak this time around and have a better lineup. Colorado could extend its win streak to four games and could take a nine-point lead in the standings if the cards fall in their favor. The Avs’ recent history shows difficulty winning in Winnipeg over two seasons. They have scored only two goals since December 2023 with a Vezina Trophy goaltender guarding their crease.

Colorado Avalanche (47–13–10, 104 pts)

Seeking retribution for last week’s overwhelming loss, Colorado arrived in Pittsburgh with a clear objective. It was to win, and win big. The return of Gabriel Landeskog, Ross Colton and, most importantly, Logan O’Connor all helped in the 6–2 victory. Unfortunately, Nic Roy could not play because of an upper-body injury. Their trio’s return boosted the entire lineup. O’Connor tallied an assist on Parker Kelly’s goal, and Colton threw the puck into the empty net for a goal. Martin Necas even continued to stay red-hot with two goals himself. Artturi Lehkonen will also be making his return to the lineup on Thursday after missing 11 games with an upper-body injury.

Projected Lines

Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Artturi Lehkonen – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton – Nazem Kadri – Logan O’Connor
Parker Kelly  – Jack Drury – Joel Kiviranta

Brett Kulak – Cale Makar
Devon Toews – Sam Malinski
Josh Manson – Brent Burns

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Winnipeg Jets (30–29–12, 72 pts)

Winnipeg has been decent since they played the Avs on the 14th. They have won four out of seven games, with the most recent win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Adin Hill put up a nearly perfect game except for one power-play goal in the second period. Both Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele had goals, reaching 32 each for the season.

Projected Lines

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti – Adam Lowry – Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Koepke – Jonathan Toews – Gustav Nyquist
Isak Rosen – Morgan Barron – Brad Lambert

Josh Morrissey – Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg – Elias Salomonsson
Haydn Fleury – Dylan DeMelo

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Game Details

Time: 6:00 p.m. MT

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