In winning fashion Wednesday night, Nathan MacKinnon reached a Hall of Fame-backed milestone with his 50th point of the second, becoming just the third Avalanche player to produce 50 points in three consecutive seasons.
Only club legends Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg had done that before, with Sakic (1998-2002) and Forsberg (1995-99) — both enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame — doing it in four straight campaigns.
MacKinnon had a second assist in the third period to close the door on the New York Islanders in a 3-1 victory at the Pepsi Center.