- Winnipeg Free Press
Jets and Avs prove four strong centres key to success in NHL
As the opening-round series between the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche continues, a quick look under the hood supports the aforementioned theory. Much like when the Vegas Golden Knights reached the top of the mountain last spring with Jack Eichel, Chandler Stephenson, William Karlsson and Nicolas Roy taking the majority of the reps at centre, the Jets and Avalanche feature the type of four-line depth that is required to go on a deep run.
- ESPN.com
MacKinnon tops Stastny's franchise points mark
Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise's single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny's franchise record of 139 set in 1981-82 when the club was in Quebec. The speedy MacKinnon couldn't catch Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov in the race for the Art Ross Trophy, which goes to the leading points scorer.
All Players
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | C | |
| 31 | G | |
| 53 | RW | |
| 8 | D | |
| 5 | D | |
| 15 | D | |
| 44 | LW | |
| 77 | D | |
| 18 | C | |
| 71 | RW | |
| 59 | LW | |
| 24 | C | |
| 52 | G | |
| 82 | C | |
| 92 | C | |
| 28 | LW | |
| 41 | G | |
| 48 | LW | |
| 56 | D | |
| 29 | C | |
| 88 | C | |
| 23 | RW | |
| 7 | D | |
| 22 | D | |
| 91 | D | |
| 76 | D | |
| 74 | D | |
| 11 | C | |
C | ||
| 37 | RW | |
| 86 | LW |