The Central Division-leading Jets have dropped two straight and only have four wins in their last 10 outings, opening the door for Colorado to make some ground. The Avs are comfortably in the West’s top Wild-Card spot, but trail Winnipeg by eight points.

Like their matchup in the first round of last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, both Winnipeg and Colorado are scoring with ease. The difference this season, and the reason why the Jets lead the division, is Connor Hellebuyck is carrying Winnipeg to the second-best goals against in the NHL. Hellebuyck allowed two goals over a three-game win streak last week, but faulted Monday on Utah in a 5-2 defeat.

Puck drop at Ball Arena begins at 9:30 p.m. EST with the Avalanche a -135 moneyline favourite and the total at six on the NHL odds.

Jets vs. Avalanche NHL Betting Odds

Colorado is a mountain Winnipeg has yet to climb. The Avs are 12-4 in their last 16 games hosting Winnipeg, including 6-2 and 5-1 post-season victories last year. In the 4-1 series win in last year’s playoffs, all four of Colorado’s win were by at least three goals and they scored five goals in each win. 

Seven of the last 10 Jets–Avalanche meetings have finished over the total, but two of the last three have featured Connor Hellebuyck shutouts (both this season). In last year’s playoff series, Hellebuyck finished with a 5.23 goals against average and .870 save percentage. The Vezina Trophy favourite seems to have figured out the Avalanche, at least in the regular season. 

Winnipeg currently leads the season series 2-1, Wednesday is the final of four meetings.

Winnipeg Jets

A poor offensive showing Wednesday would officially put the Jets in a slump. Winnipeg’s scored a total of five goals in their last three outings, a huge dip for a team that ranks second in scoring and first in power-play percentage. After registering a hat-trick in a 6-1 win last week, leading scorer Kyle Connor has since gone without a goal. Mark Scheifele had a four-game scoring streak snapped on the weekend and is now goal-less in his last two outings. Both have to show up when the Jets face high-powered offences like Colorado.

Of course, none of this matters if Connor Hellebuyck doesn’t allow a goal. In two games versus the Avalanche this season, Hellebuyck has turned away all 57 shots faced.

Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche have played 10 games in 2025 and have yet to either win or lose consecutive games. The win, lose, win (and so on) pattern has a good fortune for Wednesday though, as Colorado is coming off a 3-1 loss vs. Minnesota on Monday. Since Colorado has alternated wins and losses this entire month, that guarantees a win against Winnipeg, right?

Well, not so fast. First, Colorado has to figure out a way to score on Connor Hellebuyck this season. The Avalanche peppered the star Jets goalie in the playoffs last season with success, but as mentioned have been shut out by Hellebuyck twice this season. The Avs have depth too as seven skaters have double-digit goals on the season — look for at least one of these seven to beat Hellebuyck on Wednesday.

NHL Prediction: Who Will Win Jets vs. Avalanche?

• Regular Season

Jets Team Leaders

WIN

Points	Kyle Connor 84
+ / -	Dylan Samberg 29
Shots	Kyle Connor 218
Penalty Mins	Logan Stanley 76
Wins	Connor Hellebuyck 39
GAA	Connor Hellebuyck 1.97

COL

Points	Nathan MacKinnon 102
+ / -	Artturi Lehkonen 30
Shots	Nathan MacKinnon 268
Penalty Mins	Miles Wood 46
Wins	Mackenzie Blackwood 18
GAA	Scott Wedgewood 2.03

• Regular Season

Avalanche Team Leaders

WIN

Points	Kyle Connor 84
+ / -	Dylan Samberg 29
Shots	Kyle Connor 218
Penalty Mins	Logan Stanley 76
Wins	Connor Hellebuyck 39
GAA	Connor Hellebuyck 1.97

COL

Points	Nathan MacKinnon 102
+ / -	Artturi Lehkonen 30
Shots	Nathan MacKinnon 268
Penalty Mins	Miles Wood 46
Wins	Mackenzie Blackwood 18
GAA	Scott Wedgewood 2.03

Injuries

Winnipeg

Nikolaj Ehlers (LW)

Ques Fri Undisclosed - 13 / 03 / 25

Neal Pionk (D)

Ques Sun Undisclosed - 13 / 03 / 25

Vladislav Namestnikov (C)

Ques Tue Concussion - 10 / 03 / 25

Rasmus Kupari (C)

Ques Sun Undisclosed - 05 / 03 / 25

Dylan Samberg (D)

Ques Thurs Personal - 04 / 03 / 25

Morgan Barron (C)

Out indefinitely Undisclosed - 29 / 01 / 25

Nikolaj Ehlers (LW)

Ques Fri Illness - 24 / 01 / 25

Adam Lowry (C)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 21 / 01 / 25

Vladislav Namestnikov (C)

Ques Mon Lower Body - 11 / 01 / 25

Colin Miller (D)

Out indefinitely Throat - 05 / 01 / 25

Colorado

Mackenzie Blackwood (G)

Ques Fri Illness - 14 / 03 / 25

Martin Necas (C)

Ques Thurs Illness - 05 / 03 / 25

Tucker Poolman (D)

Out indefinitely Head - 16 / 02 / 25

Josh Manson (D)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 05 / 02 / 25

Scott Wedgewood (G)

Ques Sun Undisclosed - 02 / 02 / 25

Samuel Girard (D)

Ques Thurs Upper Body - 09 / 01 / 25

Jonathan Drouin (LW)

Ques Thurs Upper Body - 08 / 01 / 25

Scott Wedgewood (G)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 03 / 01 / 25

Valeri Nichushkin (RW)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 01 / 01 / 25

Ivan Ivan (C)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 31 / 12 / 24

Injuries

Winnipeg

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Nikolaj Ehlers (LW)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 13 / 03 / 25	1-1	2-0	+ -
Ehlers is dealing with undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will suit up against the Stars on Friday.
Neal Pionk (D)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 13 / 03 / 25	1-1	2-0	+ -
Pionk is hampered by an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be available against the Kraken on Sunday.
Vladislav Namestnikov (C)	Ques Tue	Concussion - 10 / 03 / 25	1-0	1-0	+ -
Namestnikov is dealing with concussion, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against the Rangers on Tuesday.
Rasmus Kupari (C)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 05 / 03 / 25	1-2	0-3	+ -
Kupari sat out the previous four games due to an undisclosed injury, and it is undetermined if he will dress against the Kraken on Sunday.
Dylan Samberg (D)	Ques Thurs	Personal - 04 / 03 / 25	1-2	0-3	+ -
Samberg is dealing with some personal reasons, and it is unclear if he will play against the Flyers on Thursday.
Morgan Barron (C)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 29 / 01 / 25	6-6	4-8	+ -
Barron has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Nikolaj Ehlers (LW)	Ques Fri	Illness - 24 / 01 / 25	9-6	6-9	+ -
Ehlers is ailing from illness, and it is uncertain if he will suit up against Utah on Friday.
Adam Lowry (C)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 21 / 01 / 25	9-8	7-10	+ -
Lowry has landed on the injury reserve list due to an upper body injury, and it is unclear when he will return to action.
Vladislav Namestnikov (C)	Ques Mon	Lower Body - 11 / 01 / 25	12-10	9-13	+ -
Namestnikov missed the previous contest due to a lower injury, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Utah Hockey Club on Monday.
Colin Miller (D)	Out indefinitely	Throat - 05 / 01 / 25	12-11	10-13	+ -
Miller has suffered a fractured larynx, and will be out of action for at least two weeks.

Colorado

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Mackenzie Blackwood (G)	Ques Fri	Illness - 14 / 03 / 25	2-0	1-1	+ -
Blackwood is ailing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will suit up against the Flames on Friday.
Martin Necas (C)	Ques Thurs	Illness - 05 / 03 / 25	3-0	2-1	+ -
Necas is ailing from illness, and it has yet to be established if he will be available against the Sharks on Thursday.
Tucker Poolman (D)	Out indefinitely	Head - 16 / 02 / 25	5-2	4-3	+ -
Poolman has landed on the injured reserve list due to a head injury, and it is unknown when he will be active again.
Josh Manson (D)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 05 / 02 / 25	7-3	4-5-1	+ -
Manson is nursing a lower body injury, and it is unclear how long he will be idle.
Scott Wedgewood (G)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 02 / 02 / 25	8-3	4-6-1	+ -
Wedgewood is out of lineup due to an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against the Blues on Sunday.
Samuel Girard (D)	Ques Thurs	Upper Body - 09 / 01 / 25	12-11	9-13-1	+ -
Girard is dealing with an upper body injury, and it is up in the air if he will suit up against the Oilers on Thursday.
Jonathan Drouin (LW)	Ques Thurs	Upper Body - 08 / 01 / 25	12-11	9-13-1	+ -
Drouin is dealing with an upper body injury, and it is unclear if he will suit up against the Wild on Thursday.
Scott Wedgewood (G)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 03 / 01 / 25	13-13	11-14-1	+ -
Wedgewood has wound up on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Valeri Nichushkin (RW)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 01 / 01 / 25	14-13	11-15-1	+ -
Nichushkin has been placed on the injured reserve list with a lower body injury, and there is no timetable for return.
Ivan Ivan (C)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 31 / 12 / 24	14-13	11-15-1	+ -
Ivan has landed on the injury reserve list nursing an upper body injury, and the team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.