Cooling the Jets | Colorado Avalanche

COLORADO AVALANCHE (49-24-6) VS WINNIPEG JETS (49-24-6)

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Colorado will conclude its common season-series towards Winnipeg this Saturday at Ball Enviornment. The Avalanche are 10-4-1 of their final 15 matchups, and maintain the very best residence file within the NHL at 30-8-1 this marketing campaign. The Jets enter tonight on a five-game successful streak which comes on the heels of a six-game shedding streak (Mar. 21 – Mar. 30). Each groups share similar information and level totals this season, every vying to safe residence ice benefit within the first spherical of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Newest Outcomes:

April 9, 2024 COL: 5 MIN: 2

April 11, 2024 WPG: 3 DAL: 0

WILD NIGHT IN COLORADO 

On Tuesday night time at Ball Enviornment, Colorado defeated the Minnesota Wild, sweeping the season-series towards them. This achievement marks the Avalanche’s first four-game successful streak towards the Wild since Jan. 6 – Oct. 4, 2018. Nathan MacKinnon picked up his third hat trick of the marketing campaign, placing him in a five-way tie for the third-most in a season in franchise historical past. Cale Makar and Artturi Lehkonen each discovered the again of the web to propel Colorado previous Minnesota of their last recreation of 2023-24.

AVS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Nathan MacKinnon registered his seventh profession hat trick, tied with Mikko Rantanen, Peter Forsberg and Owen Nolan for the fourth-most in franchise historical past.

The four-point night time elevated MacKinnon’s season complete to 137 (51g/86a). Two shy of the Avalanche/Nordiques single-season level file held by Peter Stastny in 1981-82.

Cale Makar recorded three factors (1g/2a) on Tuesday, breaking his personal franchise file for many in a season by a defenseman with 87 (20g/67a).

Makar is the primary blueliner in Avalanche/Nordiques historical past to realize a number of 20-goal seasons. Amongst lively NHL blueliners solely Brent Burns (3; 2013-14, 2015-17) and Erik Karlsson (3; 2013-15, 2022-23) have achieved that feat.

Jonathan Drouin picked up three assists towards the Wild, setting new single-season career-highs in assists (37) and factors (56). He has additionally set new information in multi-assist video games (6) and multi-point video games (15) this marketing campaign.

HISTORY

The Avalanche/Nordiques personal an all-time file of 28-23-1-6 versus the Jets/Thrashers. At residence, the franchise has a 17-8-0-4 tally towards them. This upcoming matchup would be the third time the groups meet this common season, with the Jets having received the primary two video games (Dec. 7, 2023; Dec. 16, 2023). Over its previous ten encounters towards Winnipeg, Colorado is 5-4-1.     That features a three-game win streak from Jan 6, 2022 – Apr. 8, 2022.

WIN FOR WINNIPEG

On Thursday at American Airways Middle, the Jets shutout the Dallas Stars, 3-0. Winnipeg gave Connor Hellebuyck the night time off and nonetheless secured the shutout with Laurent Brossoit stopping all 24 pictures. Nikolaj Ehlers opened up the scoring within the first interval. David Gustafsson prolonged the Jets result in conclude the center body. Mark Scheifele secured the win with an empty-net objective within the last interval. With the victory, Winnipeg enters Saturday tied with Colorado for second place within the Central Division whereas holding the tiebreaker.

STATS TO KNOW

Jonathan Drouin is three targets wanting surpassing his career-high of 21 targets, established in the course of the 2016-17 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Devon Toews is one level away from matching his complete of fifty factors from the 2022-23 season with Colorado.

Since becoming a member of the Avalanche, Casey Mittelstadt has registered 9 factors (4g/5a) in 9 video games, bringing his season level complete to 56. He’s 4 shy of breaking his career-high, set in 2022-23 with the Buffalo Sabres.

The Avalanche/Nordiques have scored 166 targets towards the Jets/Thrashers all-time. This equates to 2.86 targets per recreation.

WINNIPEG WONDERS

Connor Hellebuyck ranks second amongst all netminders in save proportion this season with .920.

The goaltender additionally ranks fourth in targets towards common (2.42) and is tied for seventh in shutouts (4).

Josh Morrissey ranks among the many prime 10 of blueliners in factors (eighth) and assists (T-Seventh) this marketing campaign. He has gathered 64 factors (9g/55a) in 79 video games.

Mark Scheifele is Winnipeg’s prime point-scorer of 2023-24, registering 70 (25g/45a) in 72 video games.

NUMBERS GAME 

234

Colorado’s defensemen have amassed a complete of 234 factors this season, setting a single-season franchise file. The Avs’ blueliners have collectively scored 60 targets this season, simply two wanting the franchise file set in 2021-22.

thirty eighth

Devon Toews notched his thirty eighth multi-point recreation since becoming a member of the Avalanche, tying him for the seventh-most by a defenseman in franchise historical past. Toews surpassed Rob Blake to rank ninth within the franchise for many assists by a blueliner, totaling 147.

50

MacKinnon turned the sixth participant in franchise historical past (tenth occasion) and fourth since relocation (fifth occasion) to file a 50-goal marketing campaign. His present 51-goal mark this season is tied for eighth in Avalanche/Nordiques historical past

QUOTE(S) THAT LEFT A MARK

“That was just about as dominant a efficiency you’ll be able to have, in my books. We didn’t speak about offense over the past couple days so after I was watching Nate play, I used to be watching at how dialed in he was going to be on the defensive aspect of it, and he was dialed in.”

– Colorado Head Coach Jared Bednar On Colorado C Nathan MacKinnon