MacKinnon Racks Up Two Assists, but Colorado Sinks in Columbus
The Avalanche forward led all Colorado forwards in ice time on a night the Blue Jackets ran away with it.
Nathan MacKinnon put two assists on the sheet in Colorado's 7-2 loss at Columbus, but the night ended well in the red for him: minus 3.
He played 19:28, third among the team's 18 skaters and first among Colorado's 12 forwards. One assist came at even strength and one on the power play. He fired 3 shots on goal without scoring, all three at even strength, and he added three more shot attempts on the power play that did not reach the net. He gave the puck away twice and recorded no hits, blocks or takeaways.
On the season, he has 9 goals and 18 assists in 16 games, so two helpers fit the pace. The minus 3 is the part that stands apart, since he sits at plus 5 for the year across those 16 games.
Colorado came in at 9-5-1, second in the Central, on a three-game winning streak. This one, the second of back-to-back road games, got away from them.
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