Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 1/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (+125) Jets (-150)

The Colorado Avalanche (25-16-1) are traveling to Canada Life Centre on Saturday where they will meet the Winnipeg Jets (28-12-2). The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at +125 while the Jets are coming in at -150. The total comes in at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-1 defeat to the Blackhawks in their previous contest . Colorado accumulated 2 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Avalanche didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. While out there on the ice, they finished 1 out of the 36 shots they tried.

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At even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 109 goals while notching 111 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado Avalanche opponents have recorded 105 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have notched 24 goals in those attempts. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 140 goals (4th in hockey) so far this year and have allowed 133. Colorado has attempted 1,247 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the year, they have 51 points and their points % is .607. The Avalanche thus far have had 1,113 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .881. Colorado comes into tonight with 125 power play chances and they have notched 29 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 23.20%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Mackenzie Blackwood. In his professional hockey career, Blackwood has tallied 114 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .545. He has a save percentage of .906 in his 11,065 minutes played. Blackwood has seen 6,688 shots taken against him and has gathered 6,057 total saves. Opponents have scored 631 goals against Blackwood in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.42. He has accumulated an overall mark of 88-92-26 and he was named the starter in 209 games. Blackwood has been in goal for 224 matchups during his professional hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Winnipeg faced off against the Red Wings in a game where the Jets went home in defeat by a final score of 4-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Jets had 2 goals of the 23 shots on goal they pursued.

The Jets are sitting with 112 goals at even strength and 40 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. Winnipeg has attempted 1,185 shots (14th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 12.83%, while allowing the opposition 1,224 shots. On the season, the Winnipeg Jets have accumulated 152 goals, 58 points, and a points percentage of .690. They have permitted 106 goals to be scored by way of 81 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 125 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 32.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.07% on their opponents 114 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck in the crease. He has a tally of 14,986 stops out of 16,336 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .917. Hellebuyck has compiled a lifetime mark of 300-179-43 and has played in 538 games. He has started in 529 games and has played for a total of 29,340 mins. Hellebuyck's rate of quality starts comes out to 59.5% and he has 315 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 2.76 goals/game and he has yielded 1,350 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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