Nathan MacKinnon's outstanding performance led the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators. MacKinnon extended his point streak to 17 games, scoring four goals, including his 300th career goal, and tying the NHL's longest point streak of the season. Mikko Rantanen also contributed with a goal, bringing the Avs within one. The game saw the Avs fight back from a two-goal deficit, with MacKinnon scoring an empty-netter to secure the win. MacKinnon's remarkable statistics during his 17-game point streak include playing 23:28 per game, 12 goals, 21 assists, 75 shots on goal, and drawing 10 penalties versus taking 1. The victory marked the first 4-goal game in Avalanche history since the team moved to Denver, showcasing MacKinnon's exceptional performance.
Not only is Nathan MacKinnon on fire production-wise, he's having one of his better years in the NHL in the face-off circle. During this 18 game point streak, he's won 52.1% of his draws, and is inching closer to 50% on the year. *This stat is for the face-off fans*
The #Avs top line has had a few shifts were everything was just a half-beat off, but that whole sequence was pretty surgical. Nichushkin from MacKinnon and Toews. 2-0 #Avs 18 straight with a point for MacKinnon.
MacKinnon to Nichushkin. 2-0 Avs The overall and home point streaks both reach 18 games for MacKinnon
MacKinnon to Nichushkin, and it's 2-0. MacKinnon now with an 18-game point streak, the longest in the NHL this season.
Not the best first period, but the Avs get through it with a lead. And the goal was scored by a group that isn't the top line, so that's a win.
3-2 Pens get on back. #Sens
The Wranglers have now scored five unanswered goals despite the Eagles outshooting them by two. Six minutes left to go. 5-1 Calgary. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Calgary finds an opening and increases their lead. 4-1. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
This has been ruled a match penalty, possible discipline may come down from the league for this one #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/OlHu9KdmSM
Eagles head to their first PP of the game with 13:51 to go. Colorado trails 3-1 with 15 SOG. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Wranglers extend their lead to 3-1. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
With five seconds left on the PK, Annunen drops the puck and Calgary pushed it into the net. Wranglers take a 2-1 lead with 18 minutes to go in the middle frame. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Brad Hunt takes a 2 minute penalty for hooking only nine seconds into the second period. Eagles move to the PK #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
The first frame closes out with serious improvement from last night's contest. Tied up 1-1, Eagles 10 SOG to Wranglers' 15. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Eagles fend off Wranglers' power play and had good chances for a SHG. Just under two minutes to go. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Ben Meyers slices down the middle to roof the puck on Wolf with a feed from Jack Ahcan and tie the game at 1. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/emKypoe1A5
Wranglers get past Annunen with 12:35 to go. The goal was scored by former Av Dryden Hunt. Eagles have had several good chances but haven't converted. 1-0 CGY. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Right out of the gate, the Eagles are far more aggressive and are going shot-for-shot with the Wranglers #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Eagles fall to the Wranglers 2-1 #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/rwQjJky7T4
Pavel to the box for tripping with only 2:35 left to go. Wranglers still lead 2-1. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
5:52 left in regulation and the Eagles are down 2-1. The game has gotten a lot more physical and Eagles are pushing more towards the Wranglers zone. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
A great play with Brad Hunt on the shot and Spencer Smallman on the follow through.... no goal. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/iKgiNU6rrW
Brett Sutter runs over Trent Miner and Wyatt Aamodt did not appreciate it. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/Gmd3u3sntH
Second period done! Eagles trail 2-1 with 21 SOG. Miner has been consistently solid in the crease. The Eagles have had several good chances but just havent found an opening yet. Final 20 coming up! #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Wranglers take advantage of a power play and take the lead once again. Eagles have 13 SOG to Calgary's 21. 2-1. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Ivan Ivan was trying to escape a defender in his own zone and got hit with a hooking penalty (1st for either team) #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Matt Stienburg immediately ties it back up with a blooper that finds its way through. Ondrej Pavel and Brad Hunt with the assists. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/7hPq9GJPUy
Eagles goal! Steinburg puts the Eagles on the board with help from Pavel and Hunt. 1-1. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
The following faceoff the Wranglers proceeded to get the 1st goal #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/WRvsjXWctg
Almost six minutes to go in the first frame and the Eagles have put up four shots. The Wranglers have 14 SOG but have yet to get past Miner. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
12:02 left in the first and the Eagles do not have a shot on goal to the Wranglers eight. Eagles having a bit of trouble receiving passes in the zone. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
NHL roundup: Nathan MacKinnon hits milestone in Avs' win https://t.co/kL0Rya8bZV https://t.co/bMpDNIJwAo
Eagles top scorers coming into the night. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/tV15jBIKKX
Scoring his 300th goal wasn't enough for Nathan MacKinnon last night. A four-goal night has 2⃣9⃣ at 302! 👏 @Avalanche | #GoAvsGo https://t.co/KxjKqI3hMv
#Avs roar back to beat Ottawa behind Nathan MacKinnon’s record four goals, from @KyleNewmanDP ... https://t.co/MGxbImddJp
Nathan MacKinnon scores 4, including No. 300, as Avs top Sens https://t.co/CluJmYYCFc https://t.co/C2aYEHtcpF
NEW📰@MileHighSports It wasn't pretty. It wasn't perfect. But it was a much-needed two points for the Avalanche led by a magnificent four-goal performance for superstar Nathan MacKinnon. "I thought I've had better games, just I got some goals tonight." https://t.co/qiyomxTvyc
Nathan MacKinnon after recording the first four-goal game in Avalanche history https://t.co/n6W4nUF3wO
Nathan MacKinnon's Thursday night: 5️⃣ points 4️⃣ goals 1️⃣ @Avalanche win #NHLStats: https://t.co/mWXQKIDH5k https://t.co/9x54KujVME
#Avs top ice time Defense 8 Cale Makar 28:26 Devon Toews 25:15 Bowen Byram 20:04 Forwards Valeri Nichushkin 29:05 Mikko Rantanen 22:57 Nathan MacKinnon 22:51 #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
MacKinnon is now four back of Kucherov for the NHL scoring lead. https://t.co/O5aIoWI2F8
Nathan MacKinnon during this 17 game point streak he's on: •Playing 23:28 per game •12 goals •21 assists •75 shots on goal •10 penalties drawn vs. 1 taken
Nathan MacKinnon buries the puck into the empty net for his 4th goal of the night! #GoAvsGo https://t.co/xrrh1t4XQI
Nathan MacKinnon scores his fourth of the night into the empty net. Five-point game. 6-4 #Avs … the prettiest ugly win of the season for the home team.
FINAL: #Avs win 6-4, erasing another two-goal deficit. 4 Goals, 1 assist for MacKinnon. What a game.
MacKinnon with the first 4-goal game in @Avalanche history (since the team moved to Denver)
A fourth goal for MacKinnon #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/84ZaLm3uF4
4 goals for MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon nets career goals No. 299, 300, and 301 for his fifth career hat trick! 🎩 Hat Trick Challenge presented by @AstraZenecaUS https://t.co/1VOIDtmJxm
Mikko Rantanen chips home MacKinnon's dish for another power play goal, 5-4 Avalanche! #GoAvsGo https://t.co/9VXuBpZa9Z
And they scored. Rantanen with the redirect from the side of the net. He loves that play. Second time in two games that the Senators have blown a multi-goal lead in the third. Hard to fault the players entirely for that one. 5-4 #Avs https://t.co/piNBYMdbwo
5-4 Avs on the power play #Sens They had to challenge that goal.
GOOD GOAL!!! #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/vqVc1UwNVQ
After a lengthy review, the call on the ice stands. It's a goal. Avs tie it #Sens Colorado goes back to the power play.
MACKINNON AGAIN! That's a HAT TRICK for Nathan MacKinnon, tying up the score at 4! 🎩🎩🎩 #GoAvsGo https://t.co/mGSYSiRUk1
Hat Trick. MacKinnon. 4-4.
Rantanen nails a one-timer rebound for his 16th of the year and brings the Avs within one 4-3 Sens #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
4-2 Sens on a breakdown the other way. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
The Avs vs. The Second Period continues. 4-2 Sens.
Sens kill the PP, go back the other way and score. 4-2
The Avs defense is not helping themselves tonight, blocking Georgiev's view and redirecting pucks. Sens go up 3-2 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Nathan MacKinnon Hits Another Career Milestone https://t.co/AzWwvn8lSE
As it stands, Rantanen has passed EJ in franchise shots on goal. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/FiV6lkcrMp
The Avs fight back to tie the game before the period ends and hold a 3-3-0 record when tied after the first. the Sens.... 3-6-0 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
300 career goals for Nathan MacKinnon #Avs https://t.co/41ZmjxTN0B
Goal #300 for Nathan MacKinnon in his career. https://t.co/3Pdo8ftjTA
Nathan MacKinnon is pretty good at hockey.
MacKinnon ties it up 2-2
MacKinnon, 2-2.
Two goals in 15 seconds for the Sens and they take a lead in the first. Wide open backdoor on the first and a bad bounce on the second #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
That's a 17-game point streak for Nathan MacKinnon, and it ties the longest point streak of the season! 🤩 https://t.co/LStKy1cWfm
Nathan MacKinnon puts the Avalanche up early with a perfect one-timer on the power play! #GoAvsGo https://t.co/ufSyIcqiwP
Streak has been extended with a goal on the PP and his 15th of the season. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/mAtugyLBUW
MacKinnon extends his point streak to 17 games He also has a 17-game point streak at home (every game so far).
MacKinnon, 1-0. Beautiful passing play. That's a 17 game point streak for him. Ties William Nylander for the longest streak in the NHL this season.
The point streak continues. MacKinnon on the PP. 1-0 #Avs
Mikko Rantanen only needs 4 SOG to pass Erik Johnson on the franchise shots on goal list. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/SlvxketKA8
Nathan MacKinnon will look to extend his point streak to 17 games tonight #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Penalties cost the the Avs and the Blackhawks fight for the 3-2 win #Avs #GoAvsGo #Blackhawks @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado