{"id":462926,"date":"2022-06-15T02:10:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T23:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nathan-mackinnon-gets-shot-at-stanley-cup-vs-lightning\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T02:10:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T23:10:39","slug":"nathan-mackinnon-gets-shot-at-stanley-cup-vs-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nathan-mackinnon-gets-shot-at-stanley-cup-vs-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nathan MacKinnon gets shot at Stanley Cup vs. Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e4025a7b49\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e4025a7b49\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nathan-mackinnon-gets-shot-at-stanley-cup-vs-lightning\/#%E2%80%9CNathan_MacKinnon_gets_shot_at_Stanley_Cup_vs_Lightning%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nathan MacKinnon gets shot at Stanley Cup vs. Lightning&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNathan_MacKinnon_gets_shot_at_Stanley_Cup_vs_Lightning%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nathan MacKinnon gets shot at Stanley Cup vs. Lightning&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nathan MacKinnon netted the most breathtaking goal of this year\u2019s NHL playoffs \u2014 an end-to-end rush to complete a hat trick and put his team ahead late against the Blues, one that put his wondrous skill and speed on full display.<\/p>\n<p>The Avalanche dropped <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 5 of the second-round <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> in overtime, however, making what should have been the ultimate highlight more of a footnote in a losing effort.<\/p>\n<p>Such has been the case for much of MacKinnon\u2019s nine seasons in Colorado, a legitimate superstar rarely receiving the national spotlight because his team hadn\u2019t achieved much postseason success.<\/p>\n<p>That all changes beginning Wednesday night at Ball Arena in Denver, where MacKinnon, breakout defenseman Cale Makar and the rest of the rolling Avalanche will host Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Lightning, the two-time reigning titlists who ousted the Rangers in six games to again represent the Eastern Conference in the championship round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is everything that Nathan has wanted, this opportunity to win the Stanley Cup for his franchise,\u201d longtime Avalanche TV analyst Peter McNab told The Post in a phone interview. \u201cHe\u2019s had postseason success personally before, and I think that\u2019s been the most frustrating part for him. He wants this team to win.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241150061.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nathan MacKinnon skates during Game Four of the Western Conference Finals against the Edmonton Oilers.\" class=\"wp-image-22660469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241150061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241150061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241150061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nathan MacKinnon skates during Game Four of the Western Conference Finals against the Edmonton Oilers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NHLI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s wanted to take those next steps, with his team, because he\u2019s really an intense guy and it was killing him. You could see what they\u2019re doing this year was coming, they were just on the cusp, but it would be goaltending, it would be an injury here or there, always something that kept them from getting to this place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MacKinnon, the first-overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Nova Scotia, won the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s top rookie at 18. Now 26, he later became a three-time finalist for the Hart Trophy, finishing twice as the runner-up in MVP voting.<\/p>\n<p>In five previous playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances during his career, MacKinnon also had posted 28 goals and 69 points over 50 games. His 1.38 points per game in the postseason even was slightly above the best single-season mark during his career of 1.35.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Avalanche never had reached a conference final during that time, with eliminations in the previous three years in the second round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241254343.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steven Stamkos (91) and Brandon Hagel (38) of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate the series win against the New York Rangers after Game Six of the Eastern Conference finals.\" class=\"wp-image-22660611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241254343.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241254343.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241254343.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Steven Stamkos (91) and Brandon Hagel (38) of the Lightning celebrate the series win against the Rangers after Game Six of the Eastern Conference finals.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NHLI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been remarkable to watch his career and how it\u2019s gone,\u201d McNab said of MacKinnon. \u201cThe first four years you could feel that he was gonna get there, and the last five years he\u2019s been an absolute superstar in this game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly don\u2019t think there\u2019s been anything different about Nathan or his game, he plays at a level that\u2019s really hard to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following series victories over Nashville, St. Louis and Edmonton \u2014 the latter a four-game sweep against the Oilers and their star center, Connor McDavid \u2014 the Avs are playing for the Cup for the first time since they won the franchise\u2019s second title in a six-year span in 2001. MacKinnon has potted a team-high 11 goals along with seven assists in their 14 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not so much that Nathan wants to show anyone that he\u2019s Nathan MacKinnon. He wants to show everybody that he is the on-ice leader of this hockey club. What he does for this team is unreal,\u201d McNab said. \u201cI enjoy watching him every time he plays, but it\u2019ll be fun to see how he and the team respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause this is different. Tampa Bay, everything you don\u2019t know about the finals, they know. Will the Avalanche, and all the things they do well with their speed and skill be able to beat them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Jon Cooper-coached Lightning are four wins away from becoming the first NHL squad to win three consecutive Cups since the Islanders\u2019 four-peat dynasty in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Much of McNab\u2019s question will depend on MacKinnon\u2019s co-stars and supporting cast assembled by GM Joe Sakic, the Hall of Fame center and captain of the Avalanche\u2019s previous Cup-winning teams. That group is led by team captain Gabriel Landeskog and Makar, a Norris Trophy finalist for the second time in his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Makar \u2014 partnered regularly with former Isles defenseman Devon Toews \u2014 has followed up an 86-point regular season with a team-best 22 playoff points, including a five-point game in the 6-5 series-clinching win in overtime against the Oilers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, Makar has really come along to the point that there are now three players in the league that absolutely have \u2018it,\u2019 whatever \u2018it\u2019 is,\u201d McNab said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of great players in the game, star players, but for me, it\u2019s McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Makar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just something extra-special about them that you always want to see what they\u2019re gonna do.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>With eight days of rest entering Game 1, the Avalanche have had time to heal after starting goalie Darcy Kuemper, and key forwards Nazem Kadri and Andrew Cogliano suffered hand injuries against Edmonton. 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