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• Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Registers two assists in win

  20H ago • By RotoWire

  MacKinnon notched two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Kraken. MacKinnon helped out on Cale Makar's power-play goal in the first period, and he generated a rebound for Valeri Nichushkin to bury in the middle frame. This was MacKinnon's third straight multi-point effort. The center has racked up five goals and 11 assists over his last seven outings, though he hasn't had a point streak longer than three games since opening the year on a 13-game heater. While there's been the occasional goose egg on his ledger, the superstar leads the league with 57 points (18 on the power play) while adding 138 shots on net, 32 blocked shots, 20 hits, 20 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 36 appearances.

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• Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Three more points in win

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  MacKinnon scored an empty-net goal on three shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-2 win over the Ducks. MacKinnon reached the 40-assist mark on Valeri Nichushkin's tally in the second period. In the third, MacKinnon set up a Cale Makar power-play goal before adding an empty-netter on his own. MacKinnon has multiple points in four of the last six games, racking up five goals and nine assists in that span. He's up to 14 tallies, a league-leading 55 points (17 on the power play), 136 shots on net and a plus-6 rating through 35 contests this season.

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• Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Two power-play helpers in win

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  MacKinnon recorded two power-play assist, three shots on goal and three blocked shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Sharks. MacKinnon earned his fourth multi-point effort of December, matching his total from November. He's been particularly good lately with four goals and seven assists over his last five contests, and that includes one game in which he failed to get on the scoresheet. The superstar center is already at 52 points (16 on the power play), and he's added 133 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 34 appearances. His current pace is lower than last year's 51-goal, 140-point performance, but MacKinnon should still cross the century mark for a third straight year as long as he stays healthy.

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• Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Three points against Preds

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators. The Avs' top line of MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen and Mikko Rantanen accounted for four goals and eight points on the night, dominating play after Ross Colton gave the team a 1-0 lead midway through the second period. MacKinnon has produced at least three points in three of the last seven games, racking up six goals and 14 points over that stretch to surge to the top of the NHL scoring race with 50 points (13 goals, 37 helpers) in 32 contests.

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• Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Breaks up shutout

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  MacKinnon scored a goal on four shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Utah. MacKinnon has four goals and seven assists over six games in December. His third-period tally kept the Avalanche from getting shut out Thursday, but it took pulling Scott Wedgewood for an extra attacker to get the team on the board. MacKinnon is now at 11 goals, 47 points, 123 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a plus-3 rating over 31 outings this season. He'll likely remain among the league-leaders on offense all season.

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