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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Nets power-play marker

MacKinnon continues to be a gold mine for his owners, as he's on pace to finish with 118 points when all is said and done. Amazingly, this ended what could technically be called a "slump" by his standards, as he'd been held scoreless in consecutive games for just the second time this year prior to Wednesday. He's scored in 38 of Colorado's 48 contests this season.

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Posts incredible night

The 23-year-old has scored a point in 13 of the last 14 games and posted multiple points four times during that span. MacKinnon has registered at least three points eight times this season, and his eight shots on net tied a season high. It's actually MacKinnon's second game of 2018-19 with three points and eight shots. He's having an absolute monster season, and after Friday, he has 25 goals, 63 points and a league-leading 194 shots on net through 42 contests.

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Sets up power-play marker

MacKinnon is actually in a bit of a slump by his lofty standards, as he's "only" scored five points in his past five games. The fact that a point per game can even facetiously be called a slump underscores just how dominant he's been this year. There's no need to worry.

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Extends streak in home win

MacKinnon's first point of the night came on a Carey Price gaffe. The Habs' netminder had his pass intercepted by MacKinnon, who quickly fed Mikko Rantanen for a tap-in goal to tie the game 1-1. He added another primary helper on Gabriel Landeskog's game-winning goal. Colorado's big three continue to be the talk of the league with a combined 155 points this season. For MacKinnon, this was his 18th game with two or more points in 2018-19. He ranks second with 55 points and also leads the league with 153 shots on goal. These types of performances have become his new norm.

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Cannot be tamed

MacKinnon's officially joined the 20-30 club with yet another superb offensive display -- technically, he has 21 goals and 31 assists through 33 games. The elite pivot has only missed the scoresheet in seven games and he's produced box-score multipliers in 17 appearances. Even though he's obviously become a chalky play in DFS settings, it simply feels wrong to fade him in tournament play on the smaller slates with anything less than a two-point game qualifying as a disappointment by MacKinnon's monumental standards.