Tracey Myers

**WINNIPEG --** Though Gabriel Landeskog can’t play for the Colorado Avalanche, the injured captain was on the ice helping them prepare for Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, ALT, ESPN). “He’s such a great person, great leader obviously,” center Nathan MacKinnon said. “He can give us good insight and he’s kind of like a coach right now.” Colorado trails the best-of-7 series 1-0. Landeskog had cartil…

## (3C) Avalanche at (2C) Jets ## Western Conference First Round, Game 2 ## 9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, ALT, ESPN ## Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 1-0**WINNIPEG --** The Colorado Avalanche will try to gain a split of the first two games of the Western Conference First Round when they visit the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, ALT, ESPN). Game 1 was a high-octane affair, won by the Jets 7-6 on Sunday. “I thought we played well for the most par…

## (3C) Avalanche at (2C) Jets ## Western Conference First Round, Game 1 ## 7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ALT, ESPN2**WINNIPEG --** The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time when they play in the Western Conference First Round. The Jets (52-24-6) won their last eight regular-season games and finished second in the Central Division, three points behind the first-place Dallas Stars, who finished with the best record in the Western Conference.…

*Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL.com writers will be sending postcards from the eight first-round series. Today, staff writer Tracey Myers checks in from Winnipeg, Manitoba:*Greetings from a Whiteout! No, I’m not in the midst of a blizzard in April. The Winnipeg weather is a balmy 60 degrees and sunny. I’m talking about the Whiteout party that’s happening around Canada Life Centre heading into Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round between the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche…

*The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com previews the Western Conference First Round between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets.* ## (2C) Winnipeg Jets vs. (3C) Colorado Avalanche **Jets:** 52-24-6, 110 points **Avalanche:** 50-25-7, 107 points **Season series:** WPG: 3-0-0, COL: 0-3-0 **Game 1:** Sunday, 7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, ESPN2 They’ve had plenty of regular-season matchups in the Central Divisio…

**CHICAGO --** Logan Stankoven said he had no problem being patient. He’s a top prospect for the Dallas Stars, who have plenty of forward depth, so the rookie said he was happy to keep developing in the American Hockey League while the Stars kept winning. But how much was he feeling that itch to get an opportunity in Dallas? “Yeah, huge. It’s what you dream of,” Stankoven told NHL.com on April 6. “So, yeah, it’s just nice to get that phone call, to kind of know I was going to get the opportun…

The Minnesota Wild failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2018-19 when they lost 5-2 at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Minnesota qualified for the playoffs the previous four seasons but has not reached the second round since 2014-15, when it was swept by the Chicago Blackhawks in four games. Here’s a look at what happened in the 2023-24 season for the Wild and why things could be better next season. ## **The skinny** **Potential unrestricted free agents:*…

**CHICAGO –** Nick Foligno remembers all the charity work his late mother Janis would do, including Meals on Wheels, during which the Chicago Blackhawks forward would help her with deliveries. Nick and his family make sure the memory of his mother, who passed away after a battle with breast cancer in July 2009, lives on with the Janis Foligno Foundation and on Sunday, they received a donation for the organization. The NHL and NHL Players Association presented Foligno with a check for $25,000 t…

Connor Bedard has taken notice of Macklin Celebrini, and the Chicago Blackhawks center is impressed with the forward projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. “I’ve watched some of his highlights and stuff and seen clips and the \[IIHF\] World Junior \[Championship\] I watched pretty closely,” Bedard, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, said Saturday. “He’s a special player and what he’s doing this year is remarkable. “I don’t know if it’s been done at his age, obviously going as…

**CHICAGO --** Connor Bedard was at it again, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft putting on another show en route to the first five-point game of his NHL career. “That’s it? That’s all he got, huh?” Chicago Blackhawks linemate Nick Foligno said jokingly after Bedard had a goal and four assists in a [7-2 win](https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-chicago-blackhawks-game-recap-march-12) against the Anaheim Ducks at United Center on Tuesday. “I’m proud of him. I mean, that’s what he can do for…