Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari, center front, pursues the puck with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Sam Malinski, right, as Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, left, looks on in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets right wing Nino Niederreiter, right, collects the puck as Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen, left, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) battles for position in front of the net with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ville Heinola, center, as Jets goaltender Eric Comrie, right, looks for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie stops a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (81) shoots against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (39) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie, right, stops a redirected shot by Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie, back, makes a pad save of a shot from Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, right, clears the puck as defenseman Samuel Girard, center, blocks Winnipeg Jets center David Gustafsson in the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche center Ross Colton, right, pursues the puck with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Coghlan in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley, right, checks Colorado Avalanche center Juuso Parssinen in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets center Cole Perfetti, left, fights for control of the puck as Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen, right, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood adjusts his jersey during a timeout in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets right wing Nino Niederreiter, right, drives past Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen in the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)