MacKinnon passes 50 goals with hat trick in Avalanche win against Wild
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DENVER -- Nathan MacKinnon scored a hat trick, including his 50th goal of the season, and the Colorado Avalanche won 5-2 against the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena on Tuesday.MacKinnon also had an assist, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists, Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Drouin had three assists for the Avalanche (49-26-6), who had lost two straight. Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves. Colorado remained five points behind the Dallas Stars for first in the Central...

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