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Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets 1/6/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Winnipeg Jets (16-11-5) vs. Colorado Avalanche (19-8-2)
January 6, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Avalanche -222 / Winnipeg Jets +190; Over/Under: +6
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The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche meet Thursday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. The Winnipeg Jets look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Colorado Avalanche look for a win after winning 10 of their last 14 games.

The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 19 goals, Blake Wheeler has 16 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 132 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 71.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 68 goals on 819 shots faced, and Eric Comrie has allowed 17 goals on 197 shots.

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 4.2 goals per game and are scoring on 24.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 15 goals, Nazem Kadri has 30 assists and Nathan MacKinnon has 74 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has allowed 55 goals on 601 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has allowed 24 goals on 200 shots.

The Jets are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games. The Avalanche are 41-13 in their last 54 home games and 51-21 in their last 72 overall. The over is 3-1-2 in Jets last 6 overall. The over is 20-7-3 in Avalanche last 30 overall. The Jets are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Colorado and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

The Winnipeg Jets have done some of their best recent work on the road, but they’re going up against a buzz saw in the Avalanche, who are ridiculously good at home and absolutely dominate in the favorite role. The Avs have also beaten up on the Jets over the years. I’m not stepping in front of the Avalanche, and I’ll take the PL to shave down the expensive ML price.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Colorado Avalanche -1.5

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