Nathan MacKinnon reaches milestone as Avalanche defeats Islanders, 3-1

Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher (37) shoots wide of the net sliding into New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) in the first period at the Pepsi Center Feb. 19, 2020.In winning fashion Wednesday night, Nathan MacKinnon reached a Hall of Fame-backed milestone with his 50th point of the season, 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…