Avalanche vs. Jets Prediction on April 27, 2024

Match info

The Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets will square off in the third game of the men’s ice hockey 2023–24 NHL Western Conference playoff quarterfinals on Saturday, April 27 (Friday, April 26, at 8 PM local time), at the Ball Arena in Denver. The odds for the game are derived from the top bookmakers that offer hockey wagers on the North American professional league. The prediction for the game was created by the editors of Bookmaker Expert.

Meeting statistics

The current form of the Avalanche

One of the most formidable NHL clubs in recent times is Colorado. The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2022, but they were eliminated in the opening round of the following season, so they were unable to capitalize on their success. The Denver-based organization didn’t have a great start to this regular season, but teams with this much ambition usually don’t rush to reach their best. They started to get better gradually and eventually found themselves comfortably inside the playoff zone, coming in fourth in the Western Conference standings. They play Winnipeg in the Stanley Cup first round. In Game 1, they lost 6-7 in a goal-abundant encounter, but in the second game, the “blue-burgundy“ exacted revenge, winning 5-2.

The current form of the Jets

Winnipeg was unable to mount a valiant fight in the first round of the previous Stanley Cup, losing the series 1-4 to the eventual champion. Following this, the Jets understood that securing a higher seed would be advantageous for a successful title run, as it would provide them with a low-profile opponent for the first round of the playoffs. So they did so, playing at a very high level during the regular season, avoiding any significant slumps, and winning eight of their final eight games. Despite all of this, they were still forced to play Colorado in the first round of the playoffs, even though they finished second in the Western Conference. They prevailed 7-6 in their first match before losing 2-5, giving up the advantage of home ice.

Key stats

Out of its last 13 home games, Colorado won nine.
The bookmaker’s “total goals over“ have been overcome in Colorado and Winnipeg’s last seven h2h meetings.
In four of the previous five games between the two teams, Winnipeg has scored at least four goals against Colorado.
Colorado and Winnipeg have scored at least two goals against one another in five of their last six head-to-head encounters.

Match analytics

In the second game of the series, Colorado managed to get the home-ice advantage back. Jared Bednar’s wards have a strong record at the Ball Arena, having won nine out of the previous 13 games. Although Winnipeg had a fantastic regular season, we saw how the Avalanche took control of the game early on and dominated on the ice in the second game of the series. The “blue-burgundy“ have a lot more expertise with Stanley Cups, so there’s really no need to discuss the differences in class between them and the Jets. Goals is what we’ll cling to in the next match, more particularly, each team to score more than 2.5 goals – Yes with odds of 2.64 at TotoGaming.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Avalanche vs. Jets 6:2