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MacKinnon scores 400th goal and Nichushkin nets hat trick as Avalanche rout Blues 6-1

— Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including his 400th career goal, and Valeri Nichushkin netted his second NHL hat trick as the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday night for their ninth straight win.
Jan 1, 2026, 05:15 am - AP
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1st PeriodSTLCOL
1:00Valeri Nichushkin (9)
Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (18), Brock Nelson (14)
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3:13Nathan MacKinnon (33)
Assists: Josh Manson (11), Devon Toews (12)
02
3:26Valeri Nichushkin (10)
Assists: Josh Manson (12), Brent Burns (15)
03
4:39Nathan MacKinnon (34)
Assists: Martin Necas (32), Gabriel Landeskog (15)
04
2nd PeriodSTLCOL
9:41Brock Nelson (16) (Power Play)
Assists: Cale Makar (33), Nathan MacKinnon (35)
05
3rd PeriodSTLCOL
14:32Dalibor Dvorsky (6)
Assists: Matthew Kessel (1)
15
16:06Valeri Nichushkin (11)
Assists: Sam Malinski (19), Nathan MacKinnon (36)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (18), Brock Nelson (14)
  • Parker Kelly Tip-In saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Gavin Brindley faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Zakhar Bardakov Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Takeaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Manson (11), Devon Toews (12)
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Manson (12), Brent Burns (15)
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (34) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (32), Gabriel Landeskog (15)
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Josh Manson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Ross Colton Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Samuel Girard Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot Short
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zakhar Bardakov Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Jimmy Snuggerud
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Philip Broberg
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Takeaway by Devon Toews
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Zakhar Bardakov hit Jordan Kyrou
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Wide Right
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Brock Nelson Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (33), Nathan MacKinnon (35)
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jake Neighbours
  • Josh Manson Tripping against Jimmy Snuggerud
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Parker Kelly High-sticking against Jake Neighbours
  • Justin Faulk shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Sam Malinski hit Jonatan Berggren
  • Jimmy Snuggerud shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Otto Stenberg
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Jack Drury Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Takeaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Takeaway by Brock Nelson
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Zakhar Bardakov Tripping against Robby Fabbri
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Jimmy Snuggerud shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Colton Parayko shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Takeaway by Martin Necas
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Ross Colton hit Matthew Kessel
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Philip Broberg
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (19), Nathan MacKinnon (36)
  • Justin Faulk shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Justin Faulk shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
  • Ross Colton Tip-In saved by Jordan Binnington
  • Giveaway by Philip Broberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oskar Sundqvist faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Icing
  • Challenge Vis - goal interference - no goal
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Jonatan Berggren
  • Jonatan Berggren hit Devon Toews
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jake Neighbours
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Jake Neighbours
  • Dalibor Dvorsky hit Sam Malinski
  • Dalibor Dvorsky hit Ross Colton
  • Off-side
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Robby Fabbri
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Matthew Kessel
  • Giveaway by Jake Neighbours
  • Brayden Schenn hit Josh Manson
  • Off-side
  • Jake Neighbours hit Brock Nelson
  • Otto Stenberg hit Cale Makar
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Otto Stenberg
  • Alexey Toropchenko hit Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Oskar Sundqvist
  • Alexey Toropchenko hit Zakhar Bardakov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Pavel Buchnevich
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Robert Thomas
  • Giveaway by Pavel Buchnevich
  • Tyler Tucker Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oskar Sundqvist faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Colton Parayko
  • Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich
  • Giveaway by Jonatan Berggren
  • Jimmy Snuggerud Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matthew Kessel hit Sam Malinski
  • Otto Stenberg Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Robby Fabbri hit Jack Drury
  • Robert Thomas Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Pavel Buchnevich Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Colton Parayko hit Zakhar Bardakov
  • Giveaway by Colton Parayko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Robert Thomas
  • Puck in Netting
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Matthew Kessel Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Tucker Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Jonatan Berggren Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Justin Faulk
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jimmy Snuggerud
  • Puck in Benches
  • Tyler Tucker hit Jack Drury
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Otto Stenberg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oskar Sundqvist faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Icing
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Jake Neighbours
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oskar Sundqvist faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Philip Broberg
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Jimmy Snuggerud
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Oskar Sundqvist
  • Giveaway by Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Philip Broberg Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Justin Faulk Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Giveaway by Justin Faulk
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Otto Stenberg
  • Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou
  • Robby Fabbri hit Cale Makar
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Matthew Kessel
  • Jake Neighbours Tripping against Gabriel Landeskog
  • TV Timeout
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Pavel Buchnevich
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Tyler Tucker
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brayden Schenn hit Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Otto Stenberg faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Oskar Sundqvist
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Gavin Brindley
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jimmy Snuggerud
  • Jordan Kyrou faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Jordan Kyrou Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Justin Faulk Interference against Valeri Nichushkin
  • Otto Stenberg Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oskar Sundqvist faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Colton Parayko Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Cam Fowler
  • Takeaway by Otto Stenberg
  • Brayden Schenn hit Samuel Girard
  • Brayden Schenn hit Samuel Girard
  • Jake Neighbours Tripping against Sam Malinski
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Jimmy Snuggerud
  • Giveaway by Brayden Schenn
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Justin Faulk
  • Giveaway by Brayden Schenn
  • Giveaway by Matthew Kessel
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Matthew Kessel
  • Matthew Kessel hit Gavin Brindley
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Colton Parayko
  • Giveaway by Robert Thomas
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dalibor Dvorsky faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Off-side
  • High Stick
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Oskar Sundqvist faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  • Alexey Toropchenko hit Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Jordan Kyrou
  • Jordan Kyrou Poke saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Brayden Schenn Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Colton Parayko
  • Alexey Toropchenko hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Puck in Netting
  • Cam Fowler Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Otto Stenberg hit Gavin Brindley
  • Colton Parayko Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Oskar Sundqvist hit Sam Malinski
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Pavel Buchnevich
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Cam Fowler
  • Off-side
  • Matthew Kessel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Dalibor Dvorsky faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Dalibor Dvorsky Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Kessel (1)
  • Dalibor Dvorsky Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Otto Stenberg Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Colton Parayko hit Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Alexey Toropchenko
  • Objects on Ice
  • Off-side
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  • Icing
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