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Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche: NHL Odds, Prediction

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The Colorado Avalanche are a well rested group, currently in the middle of a five game home stand (last played on Saturday night), and are 7-2-1 in nine games at the Pepsi Center. Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Jets make their first visit to Denver this season, coming off a big win Monday night.

Jets vs. Avalanche

NHL Odds: Jets -135, 5.5

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 9:30pmET

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

NHL Odds and Betting Analysis

This will be the first match-up of the season between these two Central division rivals. Last season the Jets took three of five games against the Avalanche, and since February of 2016, they are 5-2 overall. These two franchises have met 37 times all-time, with the Jets having the slight edge at 19-17-1, but at the Pepsi Center they are sub .500 with a mark of 9-10-1.

Winnipeg Jets

The Jets are 15-6-3 on the season (7-4-2 on the road), coming off a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Wild Monday night. The Jets were down 2-0 early in the first period, but roared back with seven unanswered goals to win their third straight against Minnesota. The line of Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, and Kyle Connor combined for nine points (three goals, six assists) in this game, and continue to be one of the NHL’s best.

Connor Hellebuyck (13-2-2) is expected to start this one, and he’ll have a new back-up as Steve Mason was placed on IR with a concussion on Monday. In his place, Eric Comrie was recalled from the Manitoba Moose. Comrie has played 13 games with the Moose, and has an 8-4-1 record with a shutout, a 2.30 goals against average and a .927 save percentage.

Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche enter this game with an 11-9-2 record, currently sitting seventh in the Central division. The team last played on Saturday night, where they fell to the Calgary Flames 3-2. Jonathan Bernier made his fourth consecutive start and was tagged with the lost; he is now 4-5-1-1 on the year. Starter Semyon Varlamov has been battling an illness, but is expected to make the start against the Jets Wednesday night. Varlamov is 7-4-1-1 in 12 starts, with a goals against of 3.23 and a save percentage of .903.

Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his past three home games. He leads the team in scoring with 26 points (nine goals, 21 assists) in 22 games. Captain Gabriel Landeskog will be out of action for this game as he sits the first of four game suspension for a cross check to the Flames Matthew Tkachuk Saturday night.

Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction

Jets 5 – Avalanche 2