Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets (5:00 p.m.)

It’s time.

The Colorado Avalanche look for win one of 16 tonight in Game One against the Winnipeg Jets. For those in both fanbases, they believe they can win and it is a toss-up between who wins this very close series.

Winnipeg won the season series 3-0, and hence might be feeling the most confident of the two teams. But, it’s a new and clean slate for the Avalanche where it really matters now. Success is best measured in the postseason, and now is the time to prove the doubters wrong.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Artturi Lehkonen (62) – Nathan MacKinnon (29) – Mikko Rantanen (96)
Brandon Duhaime (12) – Casey Mittelstadt (37) – Valeri Nichushkin (13)
Miles Wood (28) – Ross Colton (20) – Zach Parise (9)
Andrew Cogliano (11) – Yakov Trenin (73) – Joel Kiviranta (94)

Devon Toews (7) – Cale Makar (8)
Sam Girard (49) – Josh Manson (42)
Jack Johnson (3) – Sean Walker (26)

Alexandar Georgiev (40)

Note: If Sam Girard is unable to to go, expect Caleb Jones to slot into his lineup spot, and Sean Walker to move up to the second defensive pairing.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines

Kyle Connor (81) – Mark Schiefele (55) – Gabriel Vilardi (13)
Nikolaj Ehlers (26) – Sean Monohan (23) – Tyler Toffoli (73)
Nino Niederreiter (62) – Adam Lowry (17) – Mason Appleton (22)
David Gustafsson (19) – Vladislav Namestnikov (7) – Alex Iafallo (9)

Josh Morrissey (44) – Dylan Demelo (2)
Brenden Dillon (5) – Neal Pionk (4)
Logan Stanley (64) – Dylan Samberg (54)

Connor Hellebuyck (37)

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