The Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche for Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs First Round. Watch on Sunday at 7:00 PM ET on Altitude Sports.
Jets vs. Avalanche Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Jets and Avalanche Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Jets Insights
- The Jets’ 259 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 15th in the league.
- Defensively, the Jets are the stingiest squad in league action, giving up 198 total goals (just 2.4 per game).
- They have the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +61.
- The 45 power-play goals the Jets have recorded this season (to rank 22nd in the NHL) have come on 240 power-play chances.
- The Jets have the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.75%).
- The Jets have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Jets’ 77.13% penalty-kill success rate ranks 21st in the league.
- The Jets win 47.6% of their faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
- The Jets make 10.4% of their shots (12th in the league).
- The Jets have shut out opponents eight times this season. As a team, they are averaging 20.3 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Jets Key Players
- Mark Scheifele is one of Winnipeg’s top contributors this season with 72 points. He has averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 16.2%.
- With 10 goals and 59 assists, Joshua Morrissey is one of the top contributors for Winnipeg with his 69 points (0.8 per game).
- Through 65 games, Kyle Connor has proven himself as a contributor for Winnipeg. He has 62 points (34 goals and 28 assists).
- In the 60 games Connor Hellebuyck has played this season, his save percentage is .921, the fifth-best in the league.
Jets Injuries
Morgan Barron: Lower Body (Questionable)
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche have scored 302 goals (3.7 per game), tops in the league.
- The Avalanche have allowed 252 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +50, they are eighth-best in the league.
- The Avalanche have 68 power-play goals (second-most in NHL) on 278 chances.
- The Avalanche score on 24.46% of their power plays, No. 5 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Avalanche have seven.
- At 79.92, the Avalanche have the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Avalanche are 23rd in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.9%).
- With a shooting percentage of 11.2%, the Avalanche are fifth in the league.
- The Avalanche have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 17.5 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- Nathan MacKinnon has scored 51 goals (0.6 per game) and put up 89 assists (1.1 per game), contributing to the Colorado offense with 140 total points (1.7 per game). He averages 4.9 shots per game, shooting 12.6%.
- Mikko Rantanen is a key piece of the offense for Colorado with 104 total points this season. He has scored 42 goals and added 62 assists in 80 games.
- Cale Makar has posted 21 goals on the season, chipping in 69 assists.
- Alexandar Georgiev is 38-18-5 on the season, allowing 183 goals (3.0 goals against average) and compiling 1589 saves with an .897 save percentage (47th in the league).
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Samuel Girard: Head (Questionable), Jonathan Drouin: Lower Body (Out), Logan O’Connor: Hip (Out For Season)