Nathan MacKinnon
Colorado Avalanche · #29 · Center · age 31 · 6'0" · 200 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia · Drafted 2013 · Rd 1 #1
SCORER1.71 points/game with a assist-leaning mix
24 points in 14 games — 4th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
68HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 96% of forwards · average forward 27
97ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Nathan MacKinnon isn't just a point-per-game machine; he's the relentless offensive engine for the Avalanche. He elevates his teammates through an elite playmaking touch (0.76 assists/game) while consistently lighting the lamp himself (0.44 goals/game), making him a game-driving force whose total impact is underscored by his career +229 plus/minus.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 68 lately — top 5% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 68 · +35 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
8 points and 3 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 3.1× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Assists | 5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Points | 8 | 8.6 | 2.5 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 18 | 20 | 8 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 16.7% | 15.8% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +5 | +2.5 | −0.2 | +3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:29 | 20:38 | 14:51 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CGY | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 19:06 | 68 |
| Oct 28 | vs NJD | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:00 | 49 |
| Oct 25 | @ NSH | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:49 | 70 |
| Oct 23 | vs TBL | W | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 18:10 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −2 | 21:19 | 44 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points4th of 424 forwards24leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals11th of 424 forwards9leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists5th of 424 forwards15leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots5th of 424 forwards57leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points62nd of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus23rd of 424 forwards+7leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game21st of 424 forwards20:38leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: assists (99th), shots (99th), goals (98th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ MacKinnon this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 141 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 140 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | COL | 14 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 1.71 | +7 |
| 2025–26 | COL | 80 | 53 | 74 | 127 | 1.59 | +57 |
| 2024–25 | COL | 79 | 32 | 84 | 116 | 1.47 | +25 |
| 2023–24 · best | COL | 82 | 51 | 89 | 140 | 1.71 | +35 |
| 2022–23 | COL | 71 | 42 | 69 | 111 | 1.56 | +29 |
| 2021–22 | COL | 65 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 1.35 | +22 |
| 2020–21 | COL | 48 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 1.35 | +22 |
| 2019–20 | COL | 69 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 1.35 | +13 |
| 2018–19 | COL | 82 | 41 | 58 | 99 | 1.21 | +20 |
| 2017–18 | COL | 74 | 39 | 58 | 97 | 1.31 | +11 |
| 2016–17 | COL | 82 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 0.65 | −14 |
| 2015–16 | COL | 72 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 0.72 | −4 |
| 2014–15 | COL | 64 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 0.59 | −7 |
| 2013–14 | COL | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 0.77 | +20 |