Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 3/26/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

The Winnipeg Jets (29-29-12) will try to beat the Colorado Avalanche (46-13-10) at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory against the Capitals their last time out. The Avalanche had an average offensive performance in this victory. While out there on the ice, they converted 3 of the 24 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to score. Colorado amassed 10 penalty minutes in this contest.

With respect to their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 254 goals (1st in the National Hockey League) for the season and have allowed 169. For the current campaign, they have racked up 102 points and their points percentage comes in at .739. Colorado is sitting with 224 power play chances and they have notched 37 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 16.52%. While at even strength, the Avalanche have conceded 135 goals while scoring 217 themselves. Colorado has taken 2,334 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Avalanche thus far have had 1,805 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .906. Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 198 power play tries (19th in pro hockey) and have scored 34 goals in those attempts.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Scott Wedgewood. Wedgewood has played in 192 contests throughout his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 87-59-30 and he has gotten the start in 173 games. Opponents have racked up 492 goals against Wedgewood in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.84. Wedgewood has had 5,342 shots against him and has accrued 4,850 total saves. His save percentage currently is .908 during his 8,252 minutes guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Wedgewood is sitting with 93 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .538.

In their last game, Winnipeg played the Rangers in a game where the Jets got the tie by a tally of 2-2. The Jets netted 2 goals of the 37 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 power play attempts in this one and tallied 1 out of those chances.

The Jets are sitting with 162 goals at even strength and 35 goals (27th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Winnipeg has tried 1,857 shots (23rd in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.61%, while allowing their opponents 1,958 shots. Over the course of the season, the Winnipeg Jets have 197 goals, 70 points, as well as a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 215 goals to be scored by way of 174 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 194 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.04%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.76% on the other teams 193 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.0%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.55 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,540 goals overall. Hellebuyck's rate of quality starts comes out to 59.5% and he has qualified for 360 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has been a starter 605 contests and has played for a total of 30,222 minutes. Hellebuyck has accumulated a lifetime record of 339-204-55 and has been in net for 615 games. He has accrued 16,826 saves out of the 18,366 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .916.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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