1 PLAYOFF BOUND Nathan MacKinnon wasn't ready to go home He and the Colorado Avalanche were playing the St Louis Blues in the final game of the 2017 2018 regular season The team that won would clinch the final spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs And for the team that lost the season would be over The Avs scored the game's first two goals But the Blues pulled within one midway through the second period That was too close for Mackinnon With just MacKinnon takes the puck behind the net during a 2018 game against the St Louis Blues
over three minutes left in the period Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog had the puck along the left boards He circled back looking for a play Then he dished the puck to MacKinnon who was skating past him MacKinnon took a few SPEED SKATER strides and snapped the Nathan MacKinnon is known for his speed In puck toward the net The 2014 he took part in a race clink of the puck hitting against Canadian speed skater Charles Hamelin metal echoed through the winner of three Olympic arena MacKinnon's shot gold medals The race was from blue line to blue line had found the top corner MacKinnon was decked The goal horn blared and out in full hockey gear while Hamelin wore a the Colorado fans leaped sleek racing suit Even so to their feet The Avs were MacKinnon won the race by a stride up 3 1 MacKinnon's goal turned out to be the game winner
COLU Sports Sports Altitude Altitude NHL COM BRACKET Colorado fans erupt in cheers after MacKinnon scores a goal One of the best players in the National Hockey League NHL had just helped his team reach the playoffs for the first time in four years
