The Colorado Avalanche (28-19-1) host the Winnipeg Jets (31-14-3) at Ball Arena on Wednesday, January 22 at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN+, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Avalanche were defeated by the Minnesota Wild 3-1 in their last outing, while the Jets are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club.

Sign up for ESPN+ today to watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night & more.

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Wednesday's hockey action.

The Jets are 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests, putting up 27 goals while giving up 22 in that period. On 14 power-play opportunities during that span, they have scored four goals (28.6%).

Avalanche vs. Jets Predictions for Wednesday

Our computer projections model for this encounter expects a final tally of Avalanche 4, Jets 3.

Moneyline Pick: Avalanche (-141)
Total Pick: Over 6 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Jets (+1.5)

Watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night & more streaming all season on ESPN+.

Avalanche Splits and Trends

The Avalanche are 28-19-1 overall and 5-1-6 in overtime games.
Colorado has 20 points (10-2-0) in the 12 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
The seven times this season the Avalanche ended a game with only one goal, they went 1-5-1 (three points).
Colorado has scored two goals in eight games this season (2-6-0 record, four points).
The Avalanche have scored at least three goals 31 times, and are 25-6-0 in those games (to register 50 points).
In the 18 games when Colorado has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it has an 11-6-1 record (23 points).
In the 26 games when it outshot its opponent, Colorado is 16-10-0 (32 points).
The Avalanche's opponents have had more shots in 17 games. The Avalanche finished 10-7-0 in those contests (20 points).

Jets Splits and Trends

The Jets have a record of 31-14-3 this season and are 4-3-7 in overtime matchups.
Winnipeg has earned 19 points (8-2-3) in its 13 games decided by one goal.
In nine games this season when the Jets finished a game with just one goal, they earned a total of three points (1-7-1).
Winnipeg has seven points (3-4-1) when scoring a pair of goals this season.
The Jets have scored at least three goals 30 times, earning 55 points from those matchups (27-2-1).
Winnipeg has scored a lone power-play goal in 20 games this season and has registered 33 points from those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Winnipeg is 21-1-1 (43 points).
The Jets' opponents have had more shots in 25 games. The Jets went 10-13-2 in those matchups (22 points).

Looking for NHL tickets? Head to StubHub today and see your team live.

Team Stats Comparison

First Sports with Steve Bortstein