The Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets meet in Game 5 of a best-of-7 Western Conference, 1st-round series Tuesday. The Avalanche lead the series 3-1. Puck drop from Canada Life Centre is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Avalanche vs. Jets odds and'make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
After falling 7-6 in Game 1 of this series, Colorado has outscored the Jets 16-5 over its 3 consecutive wins.
RW Valeri Nichushkin has found the back of the net in all 4 games this series, including his 1st career hat trick in Game 4, and leads the team in postseason goals (6). LW Artturi Lehkonen'also has goals in every game, and his 7 points are tied with C Nathan MacKinnon for 2nd-most this postseason, with D Cale Makar leading the way with 8.
Only the LA Kings (8) have allowed more power-play goals than Winnipeg (6) this postseason.