Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/11/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 11, 2025

Venue:  Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB 

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -130, Jets +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -130, Jets +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -130, Jets +110; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  26-16-1 (4th place, Central Division)

Winnipeg Jets:  28-12-2 (1st place, Central Division)

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Colorado Avalanche:  8-1-1 last 10

Winnipeg Jets:  6-3-1 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game with 53 points, a 26-16-1 record overall, and they are 14-8-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, winning that one on the road 6-1. Nathan MacKinnon, Logan O'Connor, Mikko Rantanen, Ross Colton, Parker Kelly, and Artturi Lehkonen each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jonathan Drouin and Josh Manson each led the team in assists with 2 while Nathan MacKinnon led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Mackenzie Blackwood was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 25 shots with 24 saves and a .960 save percentage. Their offense has scored 147 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 135 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Jets are entering this game with 58 points, a 28-12-2 record overall, and they are 15-4-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Nashville Predators in their last game, winning that one at home 5-2, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Los Angeles Kings still to be played on Friday night. In their game against the Predators, Morgan Barron, Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey, Nino Niederreiter, and Gabriel Vilardi each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele each led the team in assists with 2 while Morgan Barron and Nino Niederreiter each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 28 shots with 26 saves and a .928 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 152 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 106 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Avalanche listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Avalanche have looked good in their games this season with their 26-16-1 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the West. They haven't been a bad road team this season with their 14-8-0 road record and they got off to a terrible start this season too, but they have turned things around and have been rolling in their games lately. They are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and they are going to have a ton of momentum coming into this one off a 6-1 road win over the Wild in their last one. Meanwhile, the Jets have looked great in their games this season with their 28-12-2 record overall which has them leading their division in the West with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have looked great on home ice with their 15-4-2 home record and they have looked good lately too, going 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. They are coming off a win over the Predators in their last one, but they weren't playing great right before that game as they went into it with 3 losses in a row. They are also in a bad situation here since they are playing this game on a back-to-back and have a tough Kings team coming into town on Friday night. The Avalanche have the talent to take advantage of the Jets on a back-to-back here and the Avs will bring their best effort for this game since the Jets are leading their division and a win brings them 1 step closer to catching them and climbing the standings. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game. 

Avalanche Jets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, January 11, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 5 Jets 3.

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Colorado Avalanche: 19-15 (-6.7 units) on the moneyline after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game. 81-54 (-5.7 units) on the moneyline off a win in their previous game. 96-69 (-8.3 units) on the moneyline against excellent power play teams- scoring on over 17.5% of their chances. 

Winnipeg Jets: 128-88 (+21.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 72-54 (+16.5 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 73-58 (+14.2 units) on the moneyline against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game.

Colorado Avalanche:  S. Girard (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. S. Wedgewood (G) Out - Lower Body. V. Nichushkin (RW) Out - Lower Body. G. Landeskog (LW) Out - Knee. O. Kylington (D) Out - Upper-body. I. Ivan (C) Out - Upper Body. M. Wood (LW) Out - Upper-body. T. Poolman (D) Out For Season - Head.

Winnipeg Jets:  C. Miller (D) Out - Throat. D. Samberg (D) Out - Foot. M. Appleton (C) Out - Lower Body. H. Fleury (D) Out - Knee.

"It's not an injury that you need to manage. When he's good, he's good. And then we have the break coming up, so we'll push through to the break as best as we can. If he can play, he can play. If he can't, he can't. There's no risk of injuring, [With] his injury, there's no risk of it getting worse." - Jared Bednar on the injury to Jonathan Drouin.

“There’s certain reads that we have, I can tell what kind of play he’s thinking or what play he’s going to make. Little stuff that you read off all year.” - Neal Pionk on playing with Dylan Samberg as their blue line gets healthier.

LW Jonathan Drouin

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Mikko Rantanen

LD Devon Toews

RD Cale Makar

G Trent Miner

LW Kyle Connor

C Mark Scheifele

RW Gabriel Vilardi

LD Josh Morrissey

RD Dylan Demelo

G Eric Comrie

Points: N. MacKinnon (68)

Goals: M. Rantanen (25)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (53)

GAA: T. Miner (2.61)

Points: K. Connor (53)

Goals: K. Connor (23)

Assists: J. Morrissey (33)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.08)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (9th season)

Winnipeg Jets: Scott Arniel (1st season)