Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness has retired after spending 38 seasons behind an NHL bench, the team announced Monday.

The 69-year-old Bowness is retiring after having one of the best seasons of his career. He guided the Jets to a 52-win campaign that saw them finish with 110 points before they lost in the Western Conference quarterfinal round to the Colorado Avalanche in five games.

Rick Bowness, Andrew Brunette and Rick Tocchet are finalists for this year's Jack Adams Award, the NHL announced on Friday.

The distinction is given annually to the coach who is "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."

Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Brenden Dillon are recovering from injuries and won't be available for Game 5 against Colorado on Tuesday night as the Jets try to avoid playoff elimination.

The NHL named Sergei Bobrovsky, Thatcher Demko and Connor Hellebuyck finalists for the Vezina Trophy.

The Vezina Trophy, which goes to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position, was voted on by the NHL's general managers with Bobrovsky, Demko and Hellebuyck finishing in the top three in votes for this season.

The Colorado Avalanche will play the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Home-ice advantage for the best-of-7 series will go to the team that finishes higher in the Central Division. The Jets (50-24-6) are second, ahead of the Avalanche (49-25-6).

The playoffs begin April 20.

Winnipeg won all three games against Colorado this season, including 7-0 on Saturday.

Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness will return to the bench for Tuesday's home game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Bowness traveled to Winnipeg from New York last Tuesday to receive treatment for what the team called "a minor medical procedure." Associate coach Scott Arniel guided the Jets to a 1-3-0 record in his absence.

The Winnipeg Jets acquired Tyler Toffoli from the New Jersey Devils for a third round pick in 2024 and a second rounder in 2025.

The Jets will be Toffoli's sixth team in the past five seasons, and the transaction marks the fourth time he's been traded over the previous four years.

"You gotta be prepared for anything that can happen," Toffoli told TSN after the trade. "Obviously with this going down today, it's just another step along the journey. It's an exciting time being able to join a really good team. They're playing really well. They have a lot of the pieces so hopefully we can make a push."

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he doesn't think the Winnipeg Jets' attendance issues are a red flag for the team's viability.

"I don't view this as a crisis," said Bettman, who spoke alongside deputy commissioner Bill Daly on Tuesday before the Jets hosted the St. Louis Blues. "But I do believe, as with any team in any market, there needs to be collaboration between community and the fan base and the club.

"And I believe, ultimately, it will be here."

The Winnipeg Jets have traded for Montreal Canadiens center Sean Monahan, filling a vital hole in their lineup.

Montreal acquired a 2024 first-round draft pick and a 2027 conditional third-round pick from the Jets.

Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points, and the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a home-and-home sweep of the Winnipeg Jets with a 4-2 victory Saturday night.

"I'm just trying to stay consistent, trying to work every night," said Matthews. At 527 games, he's the fastest Toronto player to reach the milestone. "I don't think tonight was necessarily our best game as a line, but I just thought we stayed patient. Just try to stay with it, get an opportunity on the power play and make good on it."