5 days agoColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. Reports suggest he may even miss the rest of the regular-season schedule. Following Thursday night, Colorado will have two more games remaining. MacKinnon has made 209 consecutive regular-season appearances. He shares the league's scoring lead with Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov, totaling 116 points (32 goals, 84 assists) in 79 contests. Jonathan Drouin (lower body) and Ross Colton (undisclosed) are also out against Vancouver, increasing the fantasy values of players like Brock Nelson and Joel Kiviranta.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon tallied a goal and a helper during their 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday evening. In the opening frame, MacKinnon would tally the secondary assist on Valeri Nichushkin's 19th goal of the season. In the third period, MacKinnon would tally his second point of the contest, this time with a power-play goal. Since the start of the month (11 games), MacKinnon has found the back of the net six times (twice on the power play) and added 10 helpers, with four of them coming on the man advantage. In 72 total games this season, the 29-year-old has scored 29 goals, added 78 helpers, and averaged an impressive 4.1 shots on goal per game. He remains a must-start option in all formats and a top lineup anchor in DFS competitions.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon tallied his 1,000 career point during their victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday evening. MacKinnon would hit this milestone in the third period when he tallied the secondary assist on Artturi Lehkonen's 27th goal of the season. Later in the period, MacKinnon added the primary assist on Martin Necas' strike. This outing extended his point streak to six contests. During this span, MacKinnon tallied at least two points in all but one contest. Through these six games, he has scored six goals while adding nine helpers. Through 65 total games this season, the 29-year-old sits at the top of the league with 102 points. He has found the back of the net 27 times and added 75 assists. He remains a must-start player in all formats and a top lineup anchor in all DFS matchups.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
2 months agoColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon tallied three points during their 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday evening. MacKinnon tallied the secondary assist on Artturi Lehkonen's opening game in the first period. Then, in the third, MacKinnon would find the back of the net twice, both times on the power-play. He also tallied six shots on goal in this game and held a +1 rating. This outing snapped a two-game scores skid for the 29-year-old. However, prior to this minor slump, MacKinnon tallied 19 points (six goals, 13 helpers) over his last 13 games. During this stretch, he was only held off the scoresheet in two games. Fantasy managers should continue to view MacKinnon as a top pick in all DFS competitions and a must-start option in all leagues. He will look to start a new point streak against the Wild on Friday evening.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
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