In one of the more entertaining first round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs; the Winnipeg Jets are on the road at the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. The series is tied at 1, after the teams scored 20 goals in the first two games. The Avalanche will host this game, and game 4 on Sunday.
The Winnipeg Jets scored 7 goals in the series opener, but then just 2 in the loss on Wednesday. The Jets finished as the second best team in the Western Conference. Winnipeg had 110 points, with a 52-24-6 record on the season. The Jets won their final eight regular season games.
For Colorado, they finished third in the Central Division behind Dallas and the Jets. The Avalanche were fourth in the West with 107 points. Colorado wrapped up a season that saw them go 50-25-7 on the season.
The Colorado Avalanche are -170 at home in this game. The Jets are underdogs at +145. The total for this affair is set at 6.5.
Winnipeg Jets Scary Squad
Winnipeg scored three goals in the first period, and three in the third period in Game 1. It was the solo goal in the second game to won the game for the Jets. The Jets scorers were scattered around, but Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor both scored two in the game.
The defense gave up six goals, but goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was tested early and often in the game. He took 46 shots on goal, and saved 40 of them. On the season, the 30 year old went 37-19-4 and allowed 2.39 goals per game.
Offensively, the Jets went quiet in the game two loss. WInnipeg scored early with David Gustaffson in the first. Mark Scheifele scored in the second period, but after that it was all Colorado. In the regular season, the Jets saw Scheiefle lead the team with 72 points.
Colorado Looking to Keep Attacking
After 46 shots in Game 1, Colorado came away with 31 more in game 2. The Colorado Avalanche are going to look to continue attacking in this series. The Avalanche are the top scoring team in all of the National Hockey League. During the regular season they scored 3.68 goals per game.
Nathan MacKinnon was the top point scorer in the league during the regular season. MacKinnon finished with 140 points, including 89 assists. Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar were next for the Avalanche. Rantanen had 104, while Makar had 90.
In between the pipes for Colorado is Alexander Georgiev. He played in 63 games this season, starting 62 of them. He finished with a 38-18-6 record. He allowed 3.02 goals per game. He bounced back from allowing 7 goals in the opener to just 2 on Tuesday in Game 2.
This series is one of three in the Western Conference tied at 1-1 heading into Game 3. The other series is the top seed Dallas Stars down 2-0 against Vegas.
Avalanche Grab Pivotal Win
The Colorado Avalanche are thrilled to be back home. They are also excited to get back in this one at 1-1. This is going to be a great game, and series. There would not be anyone surprised if this series went to 7 games.
The crowd is going to be ready to go in this one. We are going to bet the home team Colorado Avalanche with the momentum to win this game. The final bet for the game on Friday is the Colorado Avalanche -170 over the Winnipeg Jets.
Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your National Hockey League betting!
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