Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the opener of their first-round ...

MacKinnon (undisclosed) was back on the first line and No. 1 power-play unit ahead of Game 1 versus St. Louis, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports Wednesday.

With two games left in the regular season, Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 116 points. He's appeared in 209 consecutive games. Head coach Jared Bednar said ahead of Thursday's 4-1 loss to ...

The reigning Hart Trophy recipient, MacKinnon leads the NHL with 84 assists in 79 games this season. The Avalanche (48-27-4, 100 points) likely will finish in third place in the Central Division.

Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon will sit out Thursday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks in Denver and likely the team's final two regular season games to boot, head coach Jared ...