Necas also has an elite shot; per NHL EDGE stats, his top shot speed (94.62 miles per hour; just outside top 10 among ...

MacKinnon opened the scoring at 6:31 of the first period with his 10th goal of the season. He blew past Pittsburgh defenseman ...

Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh ...

Mikko Rantanen (3G-2A) and Nathan MacKinnon (1G-4A) each had five points to give Colorado a 6-2 win over the Penguins on ...

Sidney Crosby doesn’t have many choices for offseason training partners who operate at a demanding NHL-caliber level in his ...

It was a duel of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia's best, and MacKinnon outmatched his buddy, Sidney Crosby, by a country mile. He opened the scoring on Colorado's second shot of the game. In true MacKinnon ...

Avalanche forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen made teammate history in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Penguins.

PITTSBURGH -- Nathan MacKinnon shrugged his shoulders, almost as if yet another outstanding night in his generational career was no big deal. In the end, it was. And then some.

Ahead of the Four Nations Faceoff, Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper received a clear statement from Sidney Crosby on playing ...

MacKinnon, 29, is third in the NHL and leads the Avalanche (16-13-0) with 41 points (nine goals, 32 assists) in 29 games. Crosby, 37, leads the Penguins (12-13-4) with 27 points (eight goals, 19 ...

MacKinnon recorded a point on the power play for the first time since Nov. 9, when he recorded a power-play assist in a 6-4 win over the Hurricanes. However, the star playmaker remains absolutely ...