Nathan MacKinnon has been under the weather for two games. He had three points against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and followed it up with two more goals in Tuesday’s 3-1 triumph over the Vancouver Canucks.
Even an illness can’t bring down the league’s top goal-scorer and point producer.
“It’s been a grind. Montreal was hell. Tonight was a little better,” MacKinnon said postgame. “Just tired. Just tired. Been sitting around the last few days.”
In years past, dealing with an illness that’s making its way through the room may have been enough to throw the Avs off their game, at least for a night. Gabe Landeksog, Parker Kelly, and MacKinnon are three guys we know for sure have been under the weather, and there might be more.
Also, in years past, an injury to a goalie playing as well as Scott Wedgewood might’ve sunk the team. Again, at least for one game.
But adversity has tried, and failed, to bring down Colorado this season. Through 26 games, the Avalanche are 19-1-6, and became just the second team in league history to go this long into the season with only one regulation loss.
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