A slow start on offense and a couple of defensive breakdowns spurred on a long night in Winnipeg for the Colorado Avalanche.
Gabe Vilardi scored twice, and the Jets handled the Avalanche with relative ease for the second time in nine days in a 6-2 victory. This also looked more like a few of those early-season blowout losses than any of the Avs’ recent run of results.
Most pundits saw the Central Division race as a two-team battle between the Avalanche and Dallas Stars in the preseason, but the Jets moved ahead of Colorado in the standings with this win and looked impressive even without leading goal-scorer Kyle Connor.