Wednesday in the NHL features an enticing Central Division matchup, with the Winnipeg Jets heading to Denver to play the Colorado Avalanche. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day!

Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers' game has continuously evolved, and the trust head coach Scott Arniel demonstrated yesterday was a testament to his growth.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche play the Winnipeg Jets in a matchup of Central Division opponents. Colorado is 28-19-1 overall with a 7-8-0 record against the Central Division. The Avalanche have a +10 scoring differential, with 159 total goals scored and 149 conceded.

Connor Hellebuyck stepped into the limelight again on Saturday, but the Winnipeg Jets' goaltender had a strong supporting cast in a 3-0 blanking of the Colorado Avalanche.

Neal Pionk scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night. Pionk’s shot from inside the left face-off circle zipped over the right shoulder of Mackenzie Blackwood, before pinging off the crossbar. The goal was Pionk’s seventh of the season.

Time and time again, this Winnipeg Jets team finds a way to punch back following a disappointing effort.  They did just that in their 3-2 OT win over the Avalanche, answering the bell once again to earn a greasy win,

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0.

Hellebuyck has earned a shutout in three straight regular season meetings with Colorado. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner had 35 saves in a 1-0 win on Nov. 7 and 30 saves in a 7-0 win on April 13. He is 15-7-4 with five shutouts in 26 regular-season games against the Avalanche, including 8-1-0 in his past nine.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots for his sixth shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Saturday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had two ...

Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to earn his sixth shutout of the season and Nikolaj Ehlers found the back of the net twice to help the Winnipeg Jets blank the Colorado Avalanche 3-0. WINNIPEG ...

The Winnipeg Jets dropped their second game in a row with a 5-2 loss in Salt Lake City to the Utah Hockey Club. Nino Niederreiter and Dylan DeMelo scored for Winnipeg and Nikolaj Ehlers recorded two assists as the Jets record fell to 31-14-3.

Here is why Canadiens defenseman David Savard could be the final piece of the puzzle for the Jets at the NHL Trade Deadline.