Nathan MacKinnon’s childhood idol and role model has turned into a training partner and one of his closest friends.

Nathan MacKinnon had two power-play goals and an added, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots against his former team and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Wednesday night. Artturi Lehkonen,

Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves and the Avalanche offense came to life Wednesday night in a victory against the Devils at Ball Arena.

The Colorado Avalanche host the San Jose Sharks after Artturi Lehkonen's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Avalanche's 4-1 win.

Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon played a key role in helping Team Canada win gold at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament by defeating the United States 3-2. On Tuesday, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at Ball Arena. Artturi Lehkonen opened the scoring for the Avs after giving them a 1-0 lead 6:36 into the second period.

Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay Lightning left-wing Brandon Hagel and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl have been the NHL's three stars of the month for February.

Nathan MacKinnon praised Valeri Nichushkin after the Colorado Avalanche won 5-1 against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Nichushkin returned after missing 21 games due to injury.

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two power-play goals ... Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Wednesday night. Artturi Lehkonen, Casey Mittelstadt and Logan O’Connor added goals ...