Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is on pace to have the second-best statistical season of his career. He’s got 93 points through 55 games, on pace for 138 points. While he is three points behind Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, he’s still very much in play to win another Hart trophy.
The fun thing about his current pace is that it actually falls two points shy of his career-best from two years ago. In 2023-24, MacKinnon had 51 goals and 89 assists or 140 points. Given his stat line from the year after (32 goals and 84 assists or 116 points in 79 games), it proves that, while he still had a great season for NHL standards, it fell short of his own standards.