By the summer of 2017, after Colorado had finished dead last in the NHL, MacKinnon was a four-year veteran still searching for his breakthrough, although he had started to show so

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.

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, an MVP candidate, made headslines waves Saturday by becoming the first player to reach 100 points this season.

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. Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves for his second shutout of the season and the eighth of his career as the Avalanche completed a 6-0-0 homestand.

Nathan MacKinnon hit 1,000 career points on Monday night, but it didn't always come this easy for MacKinnon in the NHL.

The Colorado Avalanche extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. It also was the last matchup in a six-game homestand as the Avalanche now hit the road for two games.

Nathan MacKinnon became the latest NHL player to reach the 1,000-point plateau on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks. He is the 100th player to have reached that milestone in NHL history.

Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon notches the 1,000th point of his career with an assist to Artturi Lehkonen.

Nathan MacKinnon, in his 856th career NHL game, has recorded his 1,000th NHL point. MacKinnon is the 100th player in NHL History to reach the milestone. The Cole Harbour native is also the 23rd player to do it in 856 games or less.

Nathan MacKinnon became the 100th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career regular-season points Monday night. It happened 31 seconds into the third period. MacKinnon left the puck for Devon Toews at the right point,