MacKinnon had an assist during Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.
With 51 goals and 138 points in 81 games, MacKinnon is undoubtedly a Hart Trophy candidate, though he trails Nikita Kucherov by three points in the Art Ross Trophy race. MacKinnon has six goals and 15 points in the last eight games heading into Thursday's regular-season finale against the Oilers.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Hat trick, four points vs. Wild
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MacKinnon scored three goals and added an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Minnesota.
MacKinnon picked up an assist on Artturi Lehkonen's opening power-play marker in the first period before extending Colorado's lead to 2-0 with a goal later in the frame. The 28-year-old MacKinnon would add two more goals in the second, giving him his third hat trick this season. He's up to 137 points (51 goals, 86 assists), second-most in the league behind Nikita Kucherov, through 79 games this year.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Supplies pair of assists
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MacKinnon notched two assists, eight shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
MacKinnon set up second-period tallies for Artturi Lehkonen and Brandon Duhaime. With three goals and seven helpers over his last five outings, MacKinnon has continued to generate offense at an elite pace. The 28-year-old superstar is up to 133 points (46 on the power play), 386 shots on net, 54 hits, 67 blocked shots, 38 PIM and a plus-33 rating over 78 contests overall.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Provides helper in loss
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MacKinnon recorded an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Oilers.
MacKinnon had a relatively quiet game, as he was no match for Connor McDavid (two goals) and the rest of the Oilers. MacKinnon is at 48 goals, 83 assists, 377 shots on net, 67 blocked shots and a plus-33 rating over 77 appearances this season. The 28-year-old trails Nikita Kucherov (133) by two points for the league lead in scoring.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Three more points Thursday
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MacKinnon picked up a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
MacKinnon logged a pair of assists, one on the power play, before extending Colrado's lead to 4-2 with a goal 6:32 into the third, beating Filip Gustavsson on the rush off a Minnesota turnover. The 28-year-old MacKinnon has 16 goals and 45 points over his last 23 contests. He's up to 130 points (48 goals, 82 assists) through 76 games this season, second behind Nikita Kucherov for the league lead in scoring.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Moves into NHL scoring lead
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MacKinnon had two goals and two assists Saturday in a 7-4 win over the Predators.
MacKinnon moved into the NHL lead with 127 points, including 80 assists, one ahead of Bolts forward Nikita Kucherov. He also became the third player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to have 80 assists in a campaign, joining Peter Stastny (twice) and Peter Forsberg (once). Additionally, MacKinnon moved into second in franchise history for single-season points behind Stastny (139; 1981-82). His 19-game, 38-point scoring streak was snapped Thursday, but he's right back on the board, and Mack has every chance as well as the necessary momentum to best Stastny with eight contests remaining.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Strikes first in loss
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MacKinnon scored a goal on four shots and blocked one shot in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Montreal.
MacKinnon put the Avalanche up 1-0 43 seconds into the first period, but that was the end of Colorado's offense. And, after the Canadiens scored twice later in the first period, it was the end of the Avalanche's nine-game win streak. The tally extended MacKinnon's point streak to 19 games -- his second streak of that length this season -- and his point streak at home to 35 games. The 28-year-old center is in uncharted territory with a career-high 123 points.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Sets Avalanche record
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MacKinnon logged a goal, two assists, six shots on net and one hit in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over Pittsburgh.
Colorado's comeback from a 4-0 deficit began with the support cast and was finished by its stars. MacKinnon had a goal and an assist in the third period, helping to set up OT, then had a hand in Jonathan Drouin's winner 54 seconds into the extra period. The three-point night for MacKinnon upped his season total to 122 points, passing Joe Sakic (120) for points scored in a season by a member of the Avalanche. Next up is the franchise record of 139 set by Peter Stastny as a member of the Quebec Nordiques in the 1981-82 season.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Extends streak with assist
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MacKinnon had an assist, three shots on net, four blocks and one hit in Tuesday's 4-3 win over St. Louis.
MacKinnon won a race to a loose puck, absorbed a hit along the boards, then made the zone entry that resulted in the first of Mikko Rantanen's three tallies. That's vintage MacKinnon. The assist extended his point streak to 16 games, which is his second longest this season. Earlier in the season MacKinnon had a 19-game scoring run and also a 14-gamer. He emerged as the leading candidate for the Hart Trophy two months ago and has reinforced that position since. MacKinnon has a career-high 117 points through 69 games.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Sets up game-winner
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MacKinnon recorded an assist and six shots on goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Oilers.
MacKinnon's point streak was on the line until literally the last second -- he set up Artturi Lehkonen's tally in the final tick of overtime. The 28-year-old MacKinnon has 10 goals and 21 helpers during his 15-game point streak. He's up to 116 points, 330 shots, 56 blocked shots and a plus-28 rating through 68 contests in what's shaping up to be a career year nearly across the board for the superstar.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Two more points Wednesday
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MacKinnon scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
MacKinnon pulled the Avalanche within one with his third-period tally. In overtime, his shot took a couple of deflections, including off Valeri Nichushkin's visor, before getting in the net. Both of MacKinnon's points came on the power play in this contest. He has 10 goals and 20 assists during his 14-game point streak, earning 10 of those points on the power play. The superstar is up to 42 tallies, 115 points, 324 shots on net and a plus-27 rating through 67 appearances. With one more goal, he'll set a new career high.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Pair of points in big win
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MacKinnon scored a goal on five shots, added a power-play assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Flames.
MacKinnon's second-period tally ended up being the game-winner. This was his fourth straight multi-point effort and his 10th such game during his 14-game point streak (nine goals, 19 helpers). The 28-year-old also achieved a career year Tuesday -- he's now at 41 goals, 113 points, 321 shots on net, a plus-28 rating, 54 blocked shots and 49 hits through 66 appearances. He needs just two more goals to set a new high mark in that category.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Two helpers in OT win
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MacKinnon notched two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over the Wild.
After getting the puck to Artturi Lehkonen for a tally just 42 seconds into the first period, MacKinnon helped set up the game-winner for a returning Valeri Nichushkin midway through OT. MacKinnon has registered nine multi-point performances during his 12-game point streak, amassing eight goals and 26 points over that stretch. The surge has carried him to the top of the NHL scoring race with 111 points (40 goals, 71 assists) through 65 contests. He's also gotten onto the scoresheet in 32 straight home games to begin the season, tying him with Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur for the third-longest streak in league history. Wayne Gretzky set the record with 40 consecutive games in 1988-89 while playing for the Kings.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Another four points
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MacKinnon tallied a goal and three assists in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Red Wings.
MacKinnon recorded two points in the opening frame, picking up an assist on Cale Makar's tally and notching a goal on the power play, before adding two more helpers in the second. MacKinnon now has goals in five straight games and points in his last 11 contests -- he's totaled eight goals and 24 points in that span. He extended his league-leading point total to 109 (40 goals, 69 assists) through 63 games, two shy of his career high set last season.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Stellar in Monday's win
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MacKinnon scored two goals on six shots, added two assists and went plus-3 in Monday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
MacKinnon extended his point streak to 10 games with the massive performance Monday. The 28-year-old has seven multi-point efforts in that span, racking up seven goals and 13 assists during the streak. He's up to 39 goals, 105 points, 302 shots on net and a plus-21 rating over 63 appearances. MacKinnon is on pace to shatter his career high of 111 points from last season, and he's still yet to be silenced at home, earning 65 of his points over 30 contests at Ball Arena.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Lone goal in loss
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MacKinnon scored a goal on four shots and had one hit in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Predators.
MacKinnon beat Juuse Saros high and to the glove side late in the first period for his 37th goal of the season. Other than that, Colorado didn't put up much resistance as Nashville stretched its winning streak to eight games. MacKinnon extended his goal streak to three games and point streak (five goals, 11 assists) to nine.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Extends point streak
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MacKinnon scored a goal on four shots, assisted on a power-play strike and delivered one hit in Thursday's 5-0 win over Chicago.
After he recorded the secondary helper on Ross Colton's goal in the second period, MacKinnon closed out the scoring, beating Petr Mrazek to the far side off the post late in the third. The goal was MacKinnon's 100th point, marking the second straight season he's crossed that threshold. The two-point night extended his point streak (four goals, 11 assists) to eight games.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Two more points in win
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MacKinnon scored a goal on six shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Stars.
MacKinnon continues to be automatic at home, earning at least a point in all 29 of the Avalanche's games at Ball Arena this season. The 28-year-old extended his overall point streak to seven contests, five of which have been multi-point efforts. For the season, the superstar center has 35 goals, 63 assists, 288 shots on net and a plus-18 rating over 60 appearances. He'll have a realistic chance to crack the 100-point threshold for a second straight season when the Avalanche visit the Blackhawks on Thursday.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Has 28-game home point streak
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MacKinnon picked three apples Saturday in a 4-3 loss to Toronto.
MacKinnon managed to extend his season-opening home point streak to 28 games, which is tied for the sixth-longest at any point of the season in NHL history. He has collected 62 assists this campaign, marking the second time he's had at least 60 helpers in his career (2022-23). Only Peter Forsberg (five times) and Joe Sakic (three times) have accomplished that feat more in team history.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Roofs one in loss
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MacKinnon scored a goal on 11 shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to Detroit.
The Avalanche buzzed the zone before Mikko Rantanen found MacKinnon in tight quarters in front of the net, and the center roofed the puck over Alex Lyon to give Colorado a 1-0 lead. The Avs were unable to hold on and lost their sixth decision in the last seven road games. The tally was MacKinnon's 34th and extended his point streak to five games, during which he has two goals and six assists. He's also fired an astounding 30 shots on goal (and five missed attempts) over the last three contests.
