Winnipeg vs Colorado Prediction 1 May 2024
Match Preview
The Western Conference quarterfinal series between Winnipeg and Colorado is nearing its climax. The hosts are down with a score of 1-3 and cannot afford any mistakes. The Jets took the first playoff match at their home arena "Canada Life Centre." Can they repeat their success on May 1st?
If in the second and third matches Winnipeg, despite the defeats, showed signs of life, then in the fourth they were completely out of chances. All the Canadians managed was a goal by Schmidt, which ultimately played no role. There's no trace left of the reliable defense of Rick Bowness's team, which became the best by the end of the regular season. Hellebuyck is not saving, so he was even replaced after the second period.
But the best attack of the regular season justifies its title. In all matches of the current series, Colorado has scored at least five goals – an incredible indicator of efficiency. The "Avalanche" simply demolishes the opponent's defense. In the previous match, for example, Nichushkin shined. The Russian marked a hat-trick, becoming his first in his career.
Projected lineups:
Winnipeg: Hellebuyck – Morrissey, DeMelo – Vilardi, Scheifele, Connor
Colorado: Georgiev – Makar, Toews – Rantanen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin
The hosts have three significant losses – Namestnikov, Barron, and Dillon. Meanwhile, the guests' lineup is weakened as well. However, the absence of O’Connor, Landeskog, and Drouin so far does not prevent them from achieving results.
When choosing a bet, we'll turn to statistics, which say that Winnipeg scores and concedes in the second period in 6 out of the last 7 home matches. The "Jets" must go all-in, and there's no doubting Colorado's attacking abilities. So we bet on an exchange of goals in the second 20-minute period.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistics are everything to us! And we are ready to provide them:
- officially, the clubs have played in 46;
- today's ice hosts have 22;
- the guests have – 22;
- the hosts struck the opponent's goal 146 times;
- the guests – 141 times.
Winnipeg Jets Review
💥In such meetings, secondary players are often involved, and the upcoming confrontation will be no exception, which may affect the usual gameplay of the team Winnipeg Jets.
📊Analyzing the last 10 games, the following numbers can be named:
- the club won 7;
- suffered 3.
Colorado Avalanche Review
⚡️The Colorado Avalanche team is aiming to prove their strength on away ice in the upcoming clash. Understanding the current form and strategy of the club will help delve deeper into the game, for this, it is advisable to look at the statistics of the last 10 games.
📊Here is how the team performed during this period:
- wins: 5;
- losses: 5.
- the average number of goals scored is 4.1;
- the average number of goals conceded – 3.9.