Nathan Mackinnon

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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) is congratulated by the bench after scoring against the Dallas Stars in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) keeps Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) from getting a shot on goal as goalie Semyon Varlamov defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie (4) celebrates his winning goal in overtime with Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Gabriel Landeskog during an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Colorado Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, right, and Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin, of Sweden, gets tangled up along the boards in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, left, has his shot stopped by New York Islanders goalie Kevin Poulin, center, as defenseman Andrew MacDonald looks for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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The Colorado Avalanche celebrate a goal by Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, far left, in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)