The Colorado Avalanche’s playoff matchup with the Winnipeg Jets is set.
And for the first time since the 2020 bubble in Edmonton, the Avs will be starting the postseason away from Ball Arena.
The Avs and Jets will begin their best-of-seven series Sunday night, with Game 1 set to begin at 5 p.m. inside the Canada Life Centre in Alberta. Winnipeg will have home ice in the opening round series after sweeping their regular-season series with the Avalanche by a combined score of 17-4 over three games.
The Jets surged ahead of the Avs in the Central Division standings with a 7-0 win at Ball Arena last Saturday, then clinched the No. 2 seed a few nights later with a win over the Seattle Kraken. The Jets finished with 110 points (52-24-6), while the Avs were just behind them with 107 points (50-25-7) as the Central Division’s No. 3 team.
The winner of the series will move on to face the winner the series between Central Division champion Dallas (52-21-9) and wild card Vegas (45-29-8).
Series schedule
| Game | Location | Date | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Colorado at Winnipeg | Sunday, April 21 | 5 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Game 2 | Colorado at Winnipeg | Tuesday, April 23 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Game 3 | Winnipeg at Colorado | Friday, April 26 | 8 p.m. | TNT, truTV |
| Game 4 | Winnipeg at Colorado | Sunday, April 28 | 12:30 p.m. | TNT, truTV |
| *Game 5 | Colorado at Winnipeg | Tuesday, April 30 | TBD | TBD |
| *Game 6 | Winnipeg at Colorado | Thursday, May 2 | TBD | TBD |
| *Game 7 | Colorado at Winnipeg | Saturday, May 4 | TBD | TBD |
* If necessary
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