A Tuesday evening in Manitoba was the background for the Winnipeg Jets & Colorado Avalanche’s 5th and possibly deciding game of the opening round of the NHL playoffs. The Canada Life Centre was once again filled to the rafters with a ocean of white in the stands, but would it be enough to propel their squad to a big character win? The Winnipeg Jets started the game with the puck… Source ..read more

Time: 8:30 PM CDT Channel: CBC (after the Leafs game), Sportsnet, TVA Radio: CJOB680 An actual must-win game for the Winnipeg Jets because if they lose to the Colorado Avalanche tonight, they are done for the playoffs. It would be a disappointing end to the season for the Jets and one that would require some soul-searching. Tonight marks the return of Cole Perfetti who should have… Source ..read more

I woke up this morning with a particular song by Frank Sinatra running through my mind and it definitely is apt to the situation the Winnipeg Jets find themselves in. I think the beginning of ol’ Blue Eye’s My Way is very apropos for a team facing possible elimination by the Colorado Avalanche in the fifth contest of the seven game series. “And now, the end is near And so I face the final… Source ..read more

The Winnipeg Jets have been struggling to find their top level game in the post-season, but they had another chance to discover it on Sunday afternoon. The Colorado Avalanche were the NHL’s best home team this season and were hoping to use that advantage to take a firm grasp on the series with a third win. Lets find out how things went… When the puck was dropped to begin Game 4… Source ..read more

Time: 1:30 PM CDT Channel: Sportsnet, TVA Radio: CJOB680 The Winnipeg Jets are facing another must win game this afternoon against the Colorado Avalanche and have changed the lineup and lines to shake up the team. I am sure Axel Johnsson-Fjallby will help the forwards score more goals as will Nikolaj Ehlers with Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton. Source ..read more

As we enter the ninth day of the National Hockey League’s post-season marathon, we have yet to witness a NHL franchise be eliminated from the competition after a couple teams avoided that distinction last night. The Tampa Bay Lightning finally solved Paul Maurice & the Florida Panthers on Saturday to make the series 3-1, while the New York Islanders needed a double overtime victory to avoid… Source ..read more

As the series switched to Denver all tied up, the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche were set to see who would take advantage of Friday night’s contest. With the Avs in control of momentum, the True North franchise was looking to flip the script. Lets find out how it went…. Winnipeg started the game extremely well, outshooting and outskating Colorado in the opening minutes of the game. Source ..read more

Time: 9:00 PM CST Channel: CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Radio: CJOB680 The Winnipeg Jets are playing in what feels like a must win game three against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. Winnipeg Jets Lineup Forwards Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabe Vilardi Nikolaj Ehlers – Sean Monahan – Tyler Toffoli Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton David… Source ..read more

With the series knotted and moving to Colorado, the Winnipeg Jets are still looking to discover their top-level game in the post-season. According to a brief search of the internet, when a series is tied at one heading into the the 3rd contest, the winner of the game increases their chances of winning the series by 15% (the same advantage as winning game 1). So, while the importance of the Jets… Source ..read more

Well, I had a bit of time today and in order to avoid getting tunnel vision on the Winnipeg Jets & Colorado Avalanche series, I figured that I would take a look at how our series compares to the other NHL playoff matches. To try and get a grasp of which franchises are playing well, I thought I would see what the expected goals (xG) and actual goals statistics can tell us about how the teams… Source ..read more