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

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 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.

Nathan MacKinnon’s fast. Every defenseman and goaltender around the league knows about his elite speed all too well.

While the Avalanche won their first title in more than 20 years back in 2022 under the leadership of MacKinnon, the forward wasn't sure about his future in Denver in the mid-2010s because of the underwhelming start to his career. So much so, in fact, that "Nate Dogg" went as far as believing a trade was in the franchise's consideration.

Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon had an honest reaction after joining the 1,000-point club in the win on Monday night.

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.

Nathan MacKinnon became the 100th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points, and the Avalanche finished off a perfect six-game homestand with a 3-0 victory Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Wedgewood was brilliant in net, making 21 saves for his second shutout of the season.

Nathan MacKinnon reached the 1,000-point milestone Monday night, becoming the 100th player to do so and the third in franchise history.

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.

On Monday night, the Colorado Avalanche notched their sixth win in a row beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 in Denver, but it was a personal milestone that took the headlines for one of the Avalanche players.