Prediction Contest: Playoff Edition: Round 1: Game 5: Avalanche @ Jets: Tuesday, April 30th, 2024: 8:30pm CDT

[Dirtbag151]

6-4
jets
kfc

 

[Thechozen1]

MacKinnon with a pair of goals and pair of assists including the opener in a decisive victory by a score of 4 - 0

Jets can’t stay out of the penalty box
Jets can’t stop the Avalanche Power Play
Jets can’t control the Avs speed through the neutral zone.
Jets can’t stay alive.

 

[Crocket]

3 to 1 Jets
44

 

[SCP Guy]

7-6 Avs…. 6 Jets goals by Ron Hainsey

 

[Cotton Eye Joe]

3-0 Jets.
Vilardi.

 

[raideralex99]

3-2 Jets ... Perfetti scores first.

 

[Jets4Life]

nm

 

[Packofwolves]

6-4 Jets - Ehlers

 

[Jetland162702]

Mm let's go.. Jets.

Perfetti scores first.

Jets win 4-3 in OT-2.

Colorado is leading late, the season looks like it's over. Jets somehow manage to tie it late in the 3rd, sending the game to extra time. Imagine who you want to scoring that goal (it's important to give a bit of creative leeway to the reader). The goal gives the defeated Jets faithful a shot of adrenaline. They go wild, but not for long. This equalizer pisses off Nasty Nathan and his band of demons. The Avalanche come out like their name suggests, they pummel down on the Jets in almost every facet of the game except having nicer hair. Somehow the boys weather the Colorado onslaught for the entirety of the extra frame.

The horn blows to end the period and temporarily releases the Jets players from their torment. The zamboni wheels out to clean the ice. It's looking grim. White towels are being waved with the enthusiasm of a white flag on the battlefield. People are still eating and drinking in the concourse but their eyes are glazed over. Their smiles have been lost. Surely this OT won't end like it did against Vegas, last year? Sadly dear reader, it was looking that way.

In the second frame, Cale Makar attempts to break out of his zone and rush into the Jets end. He's looking calm and collected, sure of his own supremacy. "I'll deke out their entire team and win the game single handedly. Then I'll glide by the net, jump into the air, extending my body horizontally mid flight. That's sure to impress Mr. Galley!" he thinks to himself.

As he's about to cross the opposing blue line, the puck that had clung to his stick like a baby Kangaskhan to it's mother, inexplicably bobbles. Cale Makar has lost the puck! Even more curious, it begins to defy the laws of physics and begins sliding the other way! It's picking up speed and heading right towards Alexandar Georgiyevich, who despite letting in three goals, has had himself a relatively easy night. So easy in fact, that instead of focusing on the developing play, Alexander Georgiyevich is giddily working out the logistics of owning a Bulgarian Dragon. "Playoffs bonus coming, certainly. Also, Cup ring. Georgiyevich would sell on black market and maybe even buy two Dragon. Keep in tunnels under Denver Airport. Plan is perfect."

The puck is nearly at his net before he notices. In a panic, he sprawls out to stop it. It's too late. The puck hops over his pad and into the net. Canada Life Centre erupts. A raucous scene of beer spilling, high fiving, lung draining pandemonium. The Avalanche are stunned. Gary Galley stops sniffing his Cale Makar rookie card and throws it to the floor of the press box in disgust. He realizes then and there his Bobby Orr comparisons have been asinine. Number 4 would have never screwed up like that.

Amidst the scenes of jubilation, an eagle eyed Kevin Cheveldayoff notices a hulking man standing in the entrance of the upper bowl. It's Dustin Byfuglien. In his hand is an Ugly Stik GX2 fishing rod with a Daiwa BG spinning reel. The very same rod Kevin had sent him a week prior, after making a phone call to apologize for how things ended with the Jets. Attached to the rod was fishing line, which he was dangling near his cheek. Hooked to the end of the line was a hockey puck. The one that had just helped the Jets win game 5. 30 pound test. Big Buff grinned a hearty, toothless grin, then crudely applied lipstick to his lips. He waved at Kevin, then turned and walked out of the rink. "Man, I'm glad I called that guy!" Kevin said with relief.

The Jets went on to win the series and the Stanley Cup that summer. Mark Stone was injured in the playoffs and was put back on LTIR. Fortunately, he recovered in time for game 1 of the playoffs the following season.

Fin.

I agree with everything you said, including the overtime, but as I stated earlier in this thread the final score will be 5-3.

 

[WaveRaven]

I picked Col in 6 so .....

4-2 Jets Schief

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Jets - Avs will let up a bit
4-2
Scheifele

 

[Gordon112358]

I am going to the game so it better not suck !!!

Jets 4 Avs 3
Monahan scores first. Why not? He hasn't done a thing so maybe he's overdue?

 

[ThinIce61]

Avs 3-0
Rantanen. Really Pionk when he puts it into our own net but Rantanen will have been the last Avs player to touch the puck.

 

[Runforthecup]

Jets, 3-1, Vilardi

 

[macmaroon]

Jets win tonight. 5-2. Perfetti and Ehlers each with two points.

 

[JoMo44]

Jets 5, Avs 3, Lowry first goal

 

[SoCalJetsFan]

3 - 1 Jets, Lowry

 

[TheHead]

3-1 Jets
Moneyhands

 

[Cypruss]

5-1 Colorado. Makar with the first goal.

There will be no push-back I hate myself for typing this.

 

[Ggg99]

4-3 Jets
Mark S

 

[MelikeJets]

4-3 Jets (OT)
K. F. C.

 

[UFO]

Hattrick Perfetti. 3-0 Jets

 

[enuffidiotsalready]

haters gotta hate
skaters gotta skate

4-2 Jets
morrissey, josh #44

 

[DannyGallivan]

Well, the previous version of the Jets collapsed twice after leading 3-1 in games. Maybe this version pays its fans back for those starting tonight.

Jets 3
Aves 2

Scheifele

 

[KingBogo]

4-2 Jets. Ehlers with the 1st.