Forward Drew Stafford, who has missed five games because of a lower-body injury, practiced Friday and could play for the Winnipeg Jets. "Feeling pretty good the last couple days," Stafford said. Goalie Ondrej Pavelec will start after making 39 saves Thursday in a 4-3 win against the Dallas Stars. "He made saves at critical times, and we've seen him in the past get into that kind of groove," coach Paul Maurice told the Jets website. "Goalies are going to win you games and he won us the game last night, it's pretty simple. He's been real good in other games, but he was the difference." Pavelec is 4-2-0 since his Jan. 17 recall from Manitoba of the American Hockey League. He's 6-1-3 in 10 career games against the Colorado Avalanche with a 1.84 goals-against average and .933 save percentage. The Jets are 3-0-0 in their past three games, all on the road, their first three-game winning streak this season. "Finally, we can stop talking about that," said center Mark Scheifele, who scored twice Thursday. They Jets are 2-0-1 against the Avalanche this season. "All the games [against Colorado] over the last few years in my memory are all tight games, lots of overtime games," Maurice said. "It'll be a hard, physical battle, more of a grinder, so we have to make sure we're ready for that kind of game. We're not expecting the up-and-down, easy lane hockey."
