This feels historic, Nathan MacKinnon hit a rare 130-point calendar year mark and put Colorado Avalanche offensive excellence in elite NHL company with that consistency and scoring pulse.
Nestor Quixtan from Mile High Sticking writes that MacKinnon paced the Avalanche again Saturday in a 6-5 win against the Vegas Golden Knights, finishing the night with a goal and two assists that pushed his 2025 calendar year totals past 130 points. That level of production is reserved for the game's most electric creators and finishers.
MacKinnon in elite NHL scoring company after latest performance.
The Avalanche center's year included a stunning mix of goals and assists, placing him alongside Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Sidney Crosby as one of just four active NHL players to ever post multiple 130-point calendar years. That's a rarefied club, and Avs fans have watched MacKinnon climb those ranks in real time.
Calendar-year scoring isn't the typical fan stat, yet this one tells a deeper story about MacKinnon's durability and night-to-night impact for Colorado.
Avs fans have felt it in the stands and on social, MacKinnon's elite season has that buzz where points feel inevitable yet still thrilling, and that kind of consistency builds confidence for every line on Colorado's roster.
The milestone isn't just a personal badge, it reflects the Avalanche's offensive engine and how often MacKinnon drives puck possession and danger around the net. Line mates and power play looks favor his strengths, pulling defenders toward him while teammates capitalize on the space he creates.
What's more, within Avalanche franchise history only Peter Stastny matched multiple seasons of regular-season 70+ assists, and even that came five times; MacKinnon's now in that rare conversation.
Looking ahead, the Avs' scoring leader isn't slowing, and if he sustains this pace the club could ride his highs into playoff momentum that few teams can match.