Nathan MacKinnon's home point streak ended in a shootout loss for the Colorado Avalanche, sparking controversy over an assist that was not credited to him. The NHL's hockey ops department decided not to change the scoring for the second goal, officially ending MacKinnon's streak. Despite appeals, the goal was scored correctly, similar to a recent incident involving Kucherov. Debates continue on whether MacKinnon should have received the assist.
Yeesh. Colorado actually appealed to the league to give MacKinnon a point on an own goal. It was scored properly. Goal scored by the last Avs player to touch it and that’s it. Exactly how Kucherov didn’t get an assist on the Point own goal the other day. https://t.co/JW75XFOI4v
Devan Dubnyk wants to give Nathan MacKinnon an assist on this goal, but @Rupper17 isn't so sure. Should MacKinnon have gotten a point on this goal and extended his streak? #GoAvsGo | #NHLNow https://t.co/SWIq4njmfH
Nathan MacKinnon’s point streak is over, but not without controversy: “Maybe there should be an assist” https://t.co/Bfwr19tbdN
Why NHL's hockey ops department decided that Nathan MacKinnon will not get credit for an assist on Devon Toews' goal from Thursday night, plus thoughts from Mikko Rantanen on the play ... https://t.co/GPrF3jUP4C
The NHL's hockey operations department is not going to make a change to the official scoring from the #Avs second goal last night, @DPostSports has learned. Nathan MacKinnon's home point streak is officially over now, for sure.
A shootout loss and the end of Nathan MacKinnon's home point streak. If Thursday night was a Stanley Cup Final preview, sign Avs fans up. Only with a different outcome. From @KyleNewmanDP https://t.co/klQoaZMT60