Colorado Avalanche: Top 5 Nathan MacKinnon Moments

Hat Trick vs San Jose Sharks

Just after Christmas in 2015, Nathan MacKinnon gifted the Colorado Avalanche. He scored his second career hat trick, against the San Jose Sharks:

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By then MacK was an aging veteran — he wasn’t even a teenager anyone and was in the midst of his third NHL season!

The hat trick came during a time when the Avalanche were making a push for playoff contention. They needed their best players showing up, and that’s what Nathan did.

MacK had been slumping prior to that — for 15 games, specifically. However, once they started coming, they didn’t stop. He scored two power play goals and then capped it off with an empty netter.

That’s killer instinct — that’s what we want to see more of in the future.

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