Jets throttle Avalanche in playoff preview, take home ice

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The Winnipeg Jets' first-round Stanley Cup playoff series preview made sure to be like a full-length horror movie for the Colorado Avalanche.

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In a game that could determine second place in the NHL Central Division and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Jets opened a 4-0 and 7-0 run Saturday afternoon in their home building. and skated to a 7-0 victory.

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The Jets improved their season record to 50-24-6 (106 points) and moved two points ahead of the Avalanche (104 points) in the race for second place. Both teams have two games remaining, and the Jets hold the tiebreaker.

The Jets won all three meetings between the two teams during the regular season.

The two teams will meet in the first round of the playoffs, possibly starting next weekend. The Dallas Stars finished first in the Central with a 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon.

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“This It's good to come here and play really good but come playoff time we've been waiting for better effort from them,” said Jets captain Adam Lowry, who scored twice for the Jets, ending an 18-game scoring drought.

“We know they they are a much better team than they were tonight. You no way take too much of this. This it's good to finish the road strong, This It's good to keep playing well and go into these last two games with a lot of confidence.”

Sean Monahan also scored twice for the Jets, while Gabriel Vilardi, Josh Morrissey and Tyler Toffoli also tallied. Morrissey and Lowry's first period goals came just 10 seconds apart.

Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves. The Jets were shutout for the second straight game and outscored Dallas and Colorado 10-0 in two games.

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“We If we don't succeed in the playoffs don't do it play with that solid defensive structure,” Lowry said. “We have world class goal setting and we can count on it but some nights to succeed and go for a run we you have to play and perform well in front of him little things.”

The Jets have now won six games in a row, a streak that began after a six-game losing streak. Their last three wins came against playoff-bound Nashville, Dallas and Colorado.

Winnipeg, which has struggled on the power play for most of the season, scored on its first two powerplays of the night, getting Villardi a layup off a great pass from Kyle Connor and Morrissey's game-winning layup. Monahan.

It was the first time the Jets had scored seven goals this year, and they did it against two goaltenders. In the first period, Alexander Georgiev allowed four goals from 15 shots, while Justus Annunen gave up three goals from 12 shots.

The Jets wrap up their regular season schedule with home games against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday and the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday at the Canadian Life Centre.

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