Here are 3 keys for Game 5:
1. Fix the kill
If the Jets are going to stay alive, they'll have to either stay out of the penalty box or be more effective when they are on the penalty kill. They have allowed six power-play goals on the 15 times they've been short-handed in four games (60 percent, 14th among playoff teams).
"We give up two more (in a 5-1 loss in Game 4 on Sunday) and at critical times," Jets captain Adam Lowry said. "You find a way to get the one kill near the end of a period. You go down 3-1 (in the game), it seems like a much more manageable hole to be coming out of as opposed to 4-1, so again, we'll keep looking at video, try to make some tweaks, and we'll go from there."
2. Stay the course
There has been plenty working well for the Avalanche through the first four games of the series. They're getting depth scoring (10 players with at least one goal), their power play has been outstanding and simply put, they've been playing their game at the highest level.
So, they're not looking to change much entering Game 5.
"It just goes back to staying tight as a group," Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar said. "I think for us, the main thing is going to be sticking to our game plan and hopefully having a good start. It's always tough to end a team's season and for us, it's going to be an extra tough test tonight."
3. Get to Georgiev
As much as the Jets need to cut back on what they're allowing, they also have to get their offense going. After scoring seven goals in Game 1, they've scored a combined five in the past three games. Are the chances there? Yes, but the Jets could be better at frustrating Colorado goalie Alexandar Georgiev.
"You look at the goals we've scored, like 'Gus' (Jets forward David Gustafsson's) goal here (in Game 2) was right around the net, a rebound," Bowness said. "We need to get some greasy goals. We do. We have to get in there.
"Like our goal in Game 4, yeah, it's on the rush and a great play, but you're not going to get too many of those. We need more traffic down by the net."
Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Zach Parise
Miles Wood -- Ross Colton -- Nikolai Kovalenko
Brandon Duhaime -- Yakov Trenin -- Andrew Cogliano
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Sean Walker
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Arvid Holm, Caleb Jones, Chris Wagner
Injured: Jonathan Drouin (lower body), Joel Kiviranta (lower body)
Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Kyle Connor -- Sean Monahan -- Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Alex Iafallo -- David Gustafsson -- Tyler Toffoli
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Nate Schmidt -- Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Rasmus Kupari, Collin Delia, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Logan Stanley
Injured: Morgan Barron (lower body), Brenden Dillon (hand), Vladislav Namestnikov (face)
Status report
Kiviranta, a forward, skated Tuesday but is not expected to play. He remains day to day. … Drouin, a forward, did not skate. He is out for the series. … The Avalanche recalled Wagner, a forward, from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Namestnikov, a forward, will not play after taking a puck to the face in Game 4. Gustafsson enters in his place. … Dillon, a defenseman, will miss a second straight game after cutting his hand in Game 3. … Perfetti will be making his playoff debut after playing 71 games during the regular season. He will be on the second line, with Toffoli moving to the fourth line. … Jonsson-Fjallby, a forward, comes out. … Miller enters in place of Stanley, a defenseman.