Colorado, which has three trips of five or more games this season, is looking for a third straight victory after going winless in its previous five games (0-4-1). The Jets have also won two straight games and are 4-0-1 in their past five. They defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, improving to 4-1-1 in their past six games on home ice.
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Players to watch
Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was named NHL Third Star for the week ending Nov. 10 after having six points (three goals, three assists) in three games. Makar leads NHL rookies in scoring with 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 17 games. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has stopped 92 percent or more of the shots he has faced in eight of his past nine starts. He is tied for third in the NHL with a .933 save percentage and has allowed two goals or less in five of his past six starts.
They said it
"You look at who they have out of their lineup; they still have a lot of weapons that can hurt you and they can still put the puck in the net. When Nathan MacKinnon comes to town it's always a tough test to shut him down and keep his line off the scoreboard." -- Jets forward Adam Lowry "Two of our best players [Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen] are out. That's like 180 points gone, so it's tough to fill that but we're trying our best. We had a bit of a losing streak, but we've won a couple in a row now so we're feeling better." -- Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon
Rantanen skated Monday but did not travel to Winnipeg. … Grubauer and Zadorov each practiced Monday, and Grubauer and Bellemare are on the road trip. … The Avalanche recalled Connauton and O'Connor from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Stat pack
Graves has four points (one goal, three assists) in the past two games. ... Jost has three assists in the past two games. … Laine needs one point to reach 200 in the NHL. … Connor has seven points (two goals, five assists) in the past five games.
