Central Division foes meet when Winnipeg hosts Colorado

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Colorado Avalanche (26-16-1, in the Central Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (28-12-3, in the Central Division)

Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jets -109, Avalanche -111; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche face the Winnipeg Jets in Central Division play on Saturday.

Winnipeg has gone 28-12-3 overall with an 11-4-0 record against the Central Division. The Jets have a 14-6-1 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

Colorado has gone 26-16-1 overall with a 6-6-0 record in Central Division games. The Avalanche rank third in the league with 146 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).

The teams match up Saturday for the third time this season. The Avalanche won 5-2 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Connor has scored 23 goals with 31 assists for the Jets. Nikolaj Ehlers has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

Mikko Rantanen has 25 goals and 35 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has two goals and 16 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 5-3-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.

INJURIES: Jets: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.