SALT LAKE CITY — NHL teams have had enough trouble containing Nathan MacKinnon the past two seasons ... puck out to the left point and absorbed a hit from Utah’s Barrett Hayton.

“I thought it was solid, really solid,” MacKinnon said of the opener of the Avs' eighth consecutive postseason. “We had a lot of good looks, a lot of attempts. Maybe hit the net a little bit ...

Third Avs Duo To Be Named To First Team In Same Season ...

The first game of the Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars series was scoreless well into the second period, but by the time the horn sounded 40 minutes in, Nathan MacKinnon had added another ...

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal ... in front of the net that Sam Steel tried to clear. But it hit the shoulder of Colin Blackwell and caromed toward the net.

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal ... in front of the net that Sam Steel tried to clear. But it hit the shoulder of Colin Blackwell and caromed toward the net.

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) during a stoppage of play.Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Cale Makar also hit a milestone of his own with an assist on MacKinnon’s opener ...

DALLAS (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon took a stick to the face ... “We had a lot of good looks, a lot of attempts. Maybe hit the net a little bit more, but I thought we played a pretty solid two ...