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MacKinnon leads the NHL in goals, points and his second in assists and is NHL.com's favorite at the quarter-mark of the season to win the Hart Trophy as the League's most valuable player to his team, earning 14 out of a possible 16 first-place votes and finishing with 70 voting points, 30 more than anyone else.
Construction delays and measurement concerns continue to cast uncertainty over the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic hockey venue.
Nathan MacKinnon was named the NHL's first star of November, leading the Colorado Avalanche to an 11-0-2 record with 26 points in 13 games. He was joined by Dallas's Jason Robertson and Chicago's Connor Bedard as top performers.
Because the best player in the world wanted them to.
Some expected names top the Hart and Norris projections, but the competition for the Selke might make for this year's most interesting race.