Pretty remarkable, this trio.
Young stars Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar of the Avalanche are next to the legends of the game when it comes to playoff-producing consistency.
MacKinnon, the 25-year-old star center, has a career postseason points-per-game average of 1.43 — the highest for an active player and fourth-highest all-time. Only Wayne Gretzky (1.84), Mario Lemieux (1.61), and Barry Pederson (1.53) have scored at a higher career playoff clip.
Gretzky and Lemieux, of course, are in everybody’s top-five greatest all-time players — often No. 1 and No. 2 — with the likes of Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr.