Nathan MacKinnon is a superstar in the NHL, he won the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most valuable player during the 2023–24 season.
Nathan MacKinnon put up 51 goals and 140 points in 81 games in 2023-2024, the first time in his career so far he’s reached 50+ goals and 80+ Assists and he did it in the same season.
Nathan MacKinnon Career Production
Nathan MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 NHL Draft. Blackhawks Star Defenseman Seth Jones was rumored to be the #1 pick but the Avalanche wanted MacKinnon, then Avs Head Coach Patrick Roy said about the 1st pick
“It would be tough for us not to take MacKinnon”.
The Avalanche also refused to trade the pick, which has worked perfectly for the team, as MacKinnon is the face of the franchise.
MacKinnon made his NHL debut to begin the 2013–14 season on October 2nd, becoming the youngest hockey player to ever play in a regular season game for the Colorado Avalanche.
Nathan MacKinnon ended the season appearing in all 82 games and led all rookies with 24 goals and 39 assists for 63 points as the Avalanche finished the season as the second seed in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
Nathan MacKinnon ended up winning the Calder Trophy, the rookie of the year, becoming the youngest player to ever win this trophy. In October 2016 MacKinnon was announced as an alternate captain for the Avalanche.
The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2022, defeating the defending 2x champion Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 games.
In 2022, MacKinnon signed an eight-year, $100.8 million contract extension with the Avalanche. The contract carries an average annual value of $12.6 million, the highest in league history.
Colorado Avalanche 2024-2025 Projected Lines
Line 1: (LW) Jonathan Drouin – (C) Nathan MacKinnon – (RW) Mikko Rantanen
Line 2: (LW) Artturi Lehkonen (C) – Casey Mittelstadt – (RW) Nikolai Kovalenko
Line 3: (LW) Miles Wood – (C) Ross Colton – (RW) Logan O’Connor
Line 4: (LW) Parker Kelly – (C) Chris Wagner – (RW) Joel Kiviranta
Nathan MacKinnon is going to be on the 1st Powerplay unit, along with Mikko Rantanen, Jonathan Drouin, Cale Makar, and Artturi Lehkonen.
Final Thoughts
Nathan MacKinnon is somehow ranked 10th by ESPN for their Fantasy Hockey Rankings.
1. Auston Matthews, C, Tor (C1)
2. Connor McDavid, C, Edm (C2)
3. MacKenzie Weegar, D, Cgy (D1)
4. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TB (RW1)
5. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, Min (LW1)
6. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm (C3)
7. William Nylander, RW, Tor (RW2)
8. Filip Forsberg, LW, Nsh (LW2)
9. Evan Bouchard, D, Edm (D2)
10. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Col (C4)
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