The Avalanche Vs Jets meeting on Wednesday comes with an early-season twist: Winnipeg have made the stronger start, and the Jets now sit ahead of Colorado in the standings. The Colorado Avalanche still arrive with plenty of firepower, but the Winnipeg Jets have earned the right to be taken seriously after opening 2-0-1.
Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and the numbers already point to a game with immediate importance in the Central Division. Colorado are listed at COL -185, with the O/U set at 6.5, but this is not simply a market-driven look at a strong team on the road. It is a meeting between two clubs with different early identities.
Winnipeg’s early edge
The Jets have started the season 2-0-1, which is enough to put them above the Avalanche this early in the campaign. That matters because these are the kinds of points that can shape a division race later, even if it is still October and the standings remain fluid.
For Winnipeg, the encouraging part is not just the results but the way they have created separation before the schedule has really settled. Being ahead of Colorado at this stage gives the Jets a small but meaningful cushion in a division that rarely offers easy ground.
Colorado still bring the firepower
That said, Colorado’s start has hardly been quiet. The Avalanche scored 14 combined goals in their first two games, and Nathan MacKinnon already has five points through those outings. Even in an early sample, that is the kind of production that reminds opponents how quickly Colorado can tilt a game.
The challenge for the Avalanche is simple: turn that scoring into points on the board. Fast starts are useful, but divisional games ask a different question. Can you control the game when the opponent is matched up with you, and can you do it away from home against a team that has already found a winning rhythm?
A useful early test in the Central Division
That is what makes this Avalanche Vs Jets matchup more than a routine regular-season fixture. Winnipeg have the better record, Colorado have the louder offensive numbers, and both can make a case that the early signs are encouraging. One side has the points; the other has the scoring touch.
Wednesday night should tell us a little more about both. If the Jets can back up their 2-0-1 start against a dangerous Avalanche team, they will strengthen the idea that their early lead is deserved. If Colorado can leave with the win, then the standings will look a lot more familiar again.
