WINNIPEG AT COLORADO, 7 p.m. Tuesday, ALT; 950 AM
Spotlight on: Connor Hellebuyck. The Jets goalie is 5-0-1 in his last six starts and has typically had a lot of success against the Avalanche, going 2-1-1 with a 1.76 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage in four career games. Hellebuyck, 24, is from Commerce, Mich., and played two years at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell before signing with Winnipeg after his sophomore season in 2014. He was selected by the Jets in the fifth round of the 2012 draft. Hellebuyck is in his third full season with the Jets and second as the No. 1 goalie.
NOTEBOOK
Jets: Defenseman Toby Enstrom (lower body) and forwards Mark Scheifele (upper body) and Brandon Tanev (lower body) are on injured reserve and won’t play. … Blake Wheeler is now centering the top line with Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine. … Former Avs forwards Shawn Matthias and Matt Hendricks play on the Jets’ fourth line with Marko Dano. … Defensemen Jacob Trouba and Josh Morrissey are Winnipeg’s shutdown pairing and will try to take shifts against the Avalanche’s -centered line. Trouba and Morrissey helped shutdown Edmonton star Connor McDavid in Sunday’s 5-0 win in Edmonton.
Avalanche: will start in goal. … Winger Sven Andrighetto suffered a leg injury in the third period of Sunday’s 6-1 win over the and is day to day. The Avs were only carrying 12 available forwards, including Andrighetto, and recalled rookie A.J. Greer from San Antonio of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Center will miss his second consecutive game with an upper-body injury and defenseman is recovering from hand surgery. … The Avs went 7-7-1 in December after starting the month 0-4-0. …The Avalanche’s 48 shots Sunday is a new season high. … The Avs are on an club-record 11-game penalty-killing streak, going 32-of-32 in that stretch and 33-for-33 overall dating to 12 games. Colorado hasn’t allowed a man-advantage goal at home since Dec. 1 vs. New Jersey. … The Avs are 9-for-29 (31 percent) on the power play in their last seven games. … MacKinnon is the NHL’s leading scorer since Nov. 1, producing 38 points (13 goals). He has 34 points (12 goals) in 20 home games.
— Mike Chambers, The Denver Post
