The Colorado Avalanche are in a good position in the Stanley Cup Playoff race. Colorado made massive moves at the 2o25 NHL Trade Deadline, including a blockbuster trade for Brock Nelson with the New York Islanders.

It took a bit, but the Colorado Avalanche got a historic effort from Nathan MacKinnon in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon entered Monday night’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks just one point shy of reaching 1,000 for his career. Wasting no time, MacKinnon came out flying. And with just over 12 minutes into the first period,

After a perfect 6-0-0 homestand, the Avalanche travel north to conclude their season series with the Minnesota Wild in a Central Division matchup. Nathan MacKinnon recorded the 1,000th point of his career and Scott Wedgewood posted a 20-save shutout to help the Avalanche defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 at Ball Arena on Monday.

In 856 games played with the Avalanche, MacKinnon is the first player from the 2013 NHL Draft to hit the 1,000-point milestone. The next closest is Aleksander Barkov with 771. The

It was no surprise to Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar that MacKinnon downplayed his accomplishment that saw him join Joe Sakic and Peter Stastny as the only players in franchise history to reach 1,000 points.

With over a decade in the league and hot off of winning the Hart Trophy for the NHL's most valuable player, Nathan Mackinnon understands how to handle the pressures of being the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.

Nathan MacKinnon became the 100th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career regular-season points Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. It happened 31 seconds into the third period. MacKinnon left the puck for Devon Toews at the right point, and Artturi Lehkonen deflected it past Chicago goalie Spencer Knight.