POSTGAME NOTES 4, DALLAS STARS 1 PLAYOFFS | ROUND 2, GAME 6 | SEPT. 2, 2020 SERIES TIED 3-3 First Star TEAM NOTES Nathan MacKinnon (1g/1a) This is the first time the Avalanche/Nordiques franchise has rallied to force a Game 7 when trailing 3-1 in a series. It’s the sixth time the club has forced a Game 7 when trailing 3-2. The other five Second Star occurences are the 1987 Division Finals (4-3 L vs. ), 2000 Conference Finals (4-3 L vs. Mikko Rantanen (1g/1a) Dallas), 2001 Stanley Cup Final (4-3 W vs. New Jersey), 2002 Conference Semifinals (4-3 W vs. San Jose) and 2019 Second Round (4-3 L vs. San Jose). Third Star Michael Hutchinson (27 svs) INDIVIDUAL NOTES Nathan MacKinnon tallied two points (1g/1a) and has notched a point in all 14 of Colorado’s playoff games so far, the longest playoff point streak since 2006 when Carolina’s Eric Staal had a point in 15 TEAM STATS straight playoff contests. MacKinnon’s streak is tied for the second longest to begin a postseason in NHL history ( in 1988 and Bobby Orr in 1970). Only Bryan Trottier (18 games in 1981) Avalanche has a longer stretch to start a postseason. MacKinnon recorded his eighth multi-point game of the playoffs, the most by a Colorado skater in the Shots: 24 playoffs since Peter Forsberg (10) in 2002.

Power Play: 0-5 He has a league-best 25 points (9g/16a) in the playoffs and is the first player to record 25 points in a postseason in 14 or fewer games played since Wayne Gretzky with Los Angeles in 1993 (8g/17a Penalty Kill: 1-1 in 14 games).

Faceoffs: 50% MacKinnon’s nine goals are the most by an Avalanche player since Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg each scored nine in 2002, and his 25 points are the most since Forsberg’s 27 points that same year. Dallas Cale Makar notched his fourth goal of the postseason and now has 15 points (4g/11a) in the playoffs, the most points by a rookie defenseman in Stanley Cup Playoff history. Makar leads all rookies in Shots: 28 scoring during the 2020 postseason and is tied for second among all league defensemen.

Power Play: 0-1 His 15 points are the second most by a rookie in a single postseason in franchise history (Marian Stastny, 17 in 1982) and the most by an Avalanche defenseman since Rob Blake had 19 points Penalty Kill: 5-5 in 2001.

Faceoffs: 50% Makar recorded his second game-winning goal of the playoffs, tied for the most among all rookies in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs (’s Dominik Kubalik).

Michael Hutchinson is the seventh in NHL playoff history to earn his first two career postseason wins in games when facing elimination, joining Jacques Plante (1952), Robbie Moore (1978), Frank Pietrangelo (1990), Wade Flaherty (1994), Manny Fernandez (2002) and Michael Leighton (2009).

Mikko Rantanen tallied two points (1g/1a) for his second straight multi-point game and fourth of the series. Rantanen extended his point streak to nine games and has totaled 15 points (6g/9a) over that span. He now has a career-high seven goals this postseason, eclipsing his previous best of six during the 2019 playoffs. Rantanen’s 20 points (7g/13a) rank second among all players in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.