JNGD.S8.G58 Flight Plan: Jets Look To Deliver 9th Straight Loss to the Avalanche
By Zee
5 years agoIt seems only weeks ago that the Avalanche were a serious threat in the central division, however their now 2 month plummet to the bottom has left many Avalanche fans wondering where it all went wrong and jumping on other team’s bandwagons until next season (hello!).
The last time these central division opponents faced off was January 8th, the Jets won 7-4 due to significantly poor goal tending from Philipp Grubauer. Historically, Colorado has had a tough time in Winnipeg’s arena and this probably won’t be any different. Tonight, Winnipeg has the opportunity to further solidify their hold on 1st in the western conference and create more distance between themselves and the Preds within the Central.
Colorado Avalanche (22-23-11 / 6th Central)
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Winnipeg Jets (36-18-3 / 1st Central)
February 14, 2019 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN3 – Radio: TSN 1290
Avalanche Player To Watch
#17 Tyson Jost – Center
It hasn’t been a great year for the Avalanche’s 2016 1st round pick, after half a season of struggling, the decision was made to send him down to their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles to hopefully regain his confidence and find his game again. In six games with the Eagles, he put up 3 goals and one assist before being injured right as he was called back up to the NHL. Tuesday’s game was not the triumphant return he was probably expecting, with only one shot on goal. But if there was any time to prove yourself to the team, it’s now or never.
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Last Avs Game
On Tuesday, the Avalanche were visited by the Toronto Maple Leafs and it went about as you would expect if you’ve paid any attention to the Avalanche this year. A strong start that left the first period tied at 1-1, giving you just enough hope to keep watching. A second period where they deliver a soul crushing blow by allowing multiple unanswered goals and take entirely too many penalties, and then a closing frame that makes you wish your superpower was the ability to speed up time. The final score was 5-2 for the Maple leafs who unsurprisingly delivered Colorado’s 8th straight loss.
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Avalanche Notebook
- The Colorado Avalanche are the most penalized team in the NHL this season
- BSN Denver’s AJ Haefele takes an in-depth look at Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog in The rise of the NHL’s most underrated player
Jets Player To Watch
#55 Mark Scheifele – Center
Why Scheifele? Perhaps Jets Centerman Andrew Copp said best “He’s not stopping. He’s obviously having a fantastic year, he puts in the work on the ice, off the ice,. He’s as dialed in as it gets. It ain’t stopping now, so buckle up.” Tuesday night’s game marked 30 goals for the top-line center and is now two goals away from his career high from 2016-2017.
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Last Jets Game
Tuesday saw a pretty solid game from the Jets against the Rangers, the first period saw Mark Scheifele add goals 29 and 30 to his season. It also saw Joe Morrow mark his 1st goal of the season, and the game winning goal went to Andrew Copp who scored his 6th of the season making it 4-3 Jets. The win placed Jets in 1st place in the west and 2nd in the league behind Tampa Bay.
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Jets Notebook
- The Winnipeg Jets have their very own Valentines baby! Happy 23rd birthday Nik Ehlers!
- Mark Scheifele is now the 12th player to reach 30 goals for this season, as well as the 5th player under 25 to do so.
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You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.
You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.
Colorado Avalanche Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 GABRIEL LANDESKOG Rating: 78.1#15 LW |  NATHAN MACKINNON Rating: 86.2#3 C |  MIKKO RANTANEN Rating: 80.1#11 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 81.49#4 FL1 |
 ALEXANDER KERFOOT Rating: 73.8#48 LW |  TYSON JOST Rating: 70.8#150 C |  JT COMPHER Rating: 71.5#90 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 72.03#30 FL2 |
 MATTHEW NIETO Rating: 70.0#119 LW |  CARL SODERBERG Rating: 73.9#70 C |  MATT CALVERT Rating: 70.7#108 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.54#23 FL3 |
 SVEN ANDRIGHETTO Rating: 71.2#100 LW |  SHELDON DRIES Rating: 72.1#119 C |  COLIN WILSON Rating: 71.7#126 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.63#11 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 SAMUEL GIRARD Rating: 73.2#53 LD |  ERIK JOHNSON Rating: 74.8#30 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 73.98#23 DL1 |
 PATRIK NEMETH Rating: 70.6#102 LD |  TYSON BARRIE Rating: 77.7#20 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 74.13#14 DL2 |
 RYAN GRAVES Rating: 73.3#48 LD |  NIKITA ZADOROV Rating: 70.0#110 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.67#18 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 SEMYON VARLAMOV Rating: 71.3#39 G1 |  PHILIPP GRUBAUER Rating: 72.5#31 G2 |
Winnipeg Jets Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 KYLE CONNOR Rating: 76.8#22 LW |  MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 83.7#5 C |  BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 80.7#7 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 80.43#8 FL1 |
 PATRIK LAINE Rating: 78.7#14 LW |  BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 75.5#52 C |  JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 71.6#84 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 75.23#14 FL2 |
 MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 72.6#98 LW |  ADAM LOWRY Rating: 72.4#107 C |  BRANDON TANEV Rating: 71.2#91 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 72.07#19 FL3 |
 BRENDAN LEMIEUX Rating: 73.4#56 LW |  ANDREW COPP Rating: 72.9#89 C |  MASON APPLETON Rating: 73.1#62 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 73.12#1 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 76.2#17 LD |  JACOB TROUBA Rating: 77.4#21 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 76.80#12 DL1 |
 BEN CHIAROT Rating: 71.7#80 LD |  DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN Rating: 80.3#7 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 75.97#3 DL2 |
 JOE MORROW Rating: 70.0#111 LD |  TYLER MYERS Rating: 74.7#32 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 72.35#8 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 74.8#17 G1 |  LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 68.9#56 G2 |
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