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The Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets wrap up their season series on Wednesday night in Denver, and both teams are hoping to rebound from disappointing losses on Monday.

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BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche play the Winnipeg Jets in a matchup of Central Division opponents. Colorado is 28-19-1 overall with a 7-8-0 record against the Central Division. The Avalanche have a +10 scoring differential, with 159 total goals scored and 149 conceded.

The Winnipeg Jets lost a rough game to the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. Utah battered around the Jets en route to a 5-2 victory. Following the game, the Jets head coach was frustrated and angry with his team.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0.

Hellebuyck has earned a shutout in three straight regular season meetings with Colorado. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner had 35 saves in a 1-0 win on Nov. 7 and 30 saves in a 7-0 win on April 13. He is 15-7-4 with five shutouts in 26 regular-season games against the Avalanche, including 8-1-0 in his past nine.

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche will take on the Central Division leading Winnipeg Jets this Saturday from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. Coverage of the game starts at 4:30 p.m. on KTVD Channel 20. The Avalanche finish their three-game road trip in Winnipeg after going 1-1 since they began the trip on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.

If Colorado has another trip to Winnipeg this season, it will be during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche will have to hope it can find its mojo from the 2024 postseason.

Colorado is chasing Winnipeg in the standings, making this an extra important game for the Avalanche ... large role in the outcome of the game. The Jets are in the middle of a fantastic run ...

Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel was less than impressed with his team’s loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Monday. A scoreless game by the midway point,

If Colorado has another trip to Winnipeg this season ... While the Jets were playing in a back-to-back, both games were at home, while the Avalanche was playing for the third time in four nights ...