Overview
- Colorado enters at 24-2-7 with a league-best 55 points and a 13-0-2 mark at Ball Arena, riding an 11-game home winning streak.
- Nathan MacKinnon paces the offense with an NHL-leading 28 goals and 58 points, supported by Martin Necas (45 points) and Cale Makar (40).
- Winnipeg is 15-16-2 and 3-9-2 since Nov. 18 after a 1-0 loss in St. Louis, reflecting a prolonged scoring slump.
- The Jets’ offense ranks 22nd in goals, with Scheifele, Vilardi and Kyle Connor accounting for about 48% of their scoring.
- Special teams tilt toward Colorado’s penalty kill despite a struggling power play, and this is the first of four meetings with puck drop at 9 p.m. ET.