As great as Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard has been throughout the start of his professional career, he's underperforming in the eyes of some critics. Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon is not one of those people.

Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to reach 1,000 points for his career and the Colorado Avalanche scored twice early in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Monday in Denver.

Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas scored in the third period, Nathan MacKinnon topped 1,000 points for his career, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Monday night for their sixth straight win.