Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including a brilliant power-play goal to complete a Colorado Avalanche comeback in a 7-4 victory Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at a raucous Ball Arena.

Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 points for the season, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver on Saturday night.

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Enter Nelson, the best center on the market. He is an elite second-line center whose effectiveness sometimes goes under the radar. Nelson’s all-situation scoring rate has dipped this season, but that is likely a consequence of the Islanders’ disastrous power play.

Colorado Avalanche make big, bold moves late in the NHL regular season 03:29. The Colorado Avalanche have acquired veteran center Brock Nelson in a trade with the New York Islande

The Avalanche's Brock Nelson trade was positioned by one analyst as a consolation prize for not landing the Penguins' Sidney Crosby.

The Boston Bruins traded away Charlie Coyle on Friday, sending the center to Colorado for two players and a second-round pick.

The Bruins traded veteran forward Charlie Coyle to the Colorado Avalanche just before Friday’s 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline, according to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun. The Bruins also sent a 2026 fifth-round pick to Colorado in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt,