{"id":23818,"date":"2018-02-21T21:22:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T02:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=23818"},"modified":"2018-02-21T21:22:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T02:22:11","slug":"nathan-mackinnon-100th-career-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/02\/21\/nathan-mackinnon-100th-career-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan MacKinnon Nets 100th Career Goal and OT Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coal Harbour\u2019s second favourite hockey player is back on the ice, and in a big way. Up until Sunday’s game at home against the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>, Colorado Avalanche<\/a> centre\u00a0Nathan MacKinnon<\/a><\/strong> hadn\u2019t played since January 30th in Vancouver due to an upper-body injury<\/a>. Vancouver was the location of MacKinnon\u2019s last away game, a contest which ended in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>. As fate would have it, MacKinnon’s first road game back was against Vancouver and it would also take overtime to find a result.<\/p>\n

100th Goal for Nathan MacKinnon<\/h1>\n

A High Scoring Night<\/h2>\n

Tuesday night\u2019s game was a high scoring endeavour, ending 5-4 in favour of the Avalanche. With none other than freshly healed MacKinnon scoring the overtime winner off of a pass from Tyson Barrie<\/a><\/strong>. Barrie had a five-point game, while Mackinnon had four points\u00a0on the night.<\/p>\n

Not only was MacKinnon\u2019s one-timer the overtime winner, but it was also his first ever goal scored in Vancouver. To top it all off, it was MacKinnon\u2019s 100th career goal. To do it in a building which has always held him scoreless, and was the site of a recent injury must feel extra special.<\/p>\n

It Wasn’t All Gravy<\/h2>\n

If you look at the other bench Nikolay Goldobin<\/a><\/strong> of the Canucks had a two-point night. Despite MacKinnon being on the ice for more goals against than Goldobin was, MacKinnon clearly made more of a positive difference for his squad.<\/p>\n

The Avalanche currently have a 5-5-0 record in their last 10 games. They likely want to improve their record as they sit three\u00a0places below a wild-card spot. Now that Nathan MacKinnon is back in action there’s hope that he can pick up right where he left off, and continue to be a top producer for his team.<\/p>\n

Mackinnon and the Avalanche will continue their western Canada road trip with a visit to Edmonton on Thursday at 9:00 pm EST, followed by Calgary on Saturday at 4:00 pm EST.<\/p>\n

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Main Photo:
\nEmbed from Getty Images<\/a>