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Nathan MacKinnon\u2019s visit to Minnesota started with goggles, flippers and a secretly filmed video of one of his pool workouts, released without his knowledge. The trip included a puck to the face, a brief trip to the dressing room and blood streaming down his face \u2014 but no stitches.<\/p>\n

It ended with an empty-net goal and the Colorado Avalanche\u2019s most convincing win of the playoffs, one that leaves them a win away from their first Western Conference final berth since 2022.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old MacKinnon was himself in every way during Colorado\u2019s split in Minnesota. He didn\u2019t post jaw-dropping totals \u2014 two goals, one on an empty net, in two games \u2014 but showed exactly why he\u2019s one of the very best players in the world and perhaps the frontrunner for the Conn Smythe Trophy. He played more than 20 minutes both nights, and when he was on the ice at five-on-five, the Avalanche had 69.53 percent of the expected goal share, per Natural Stat Trick<\/a>. He\u2019s up to 12 points in eight games these playoffs. Of players whose teams are still alive, only Mitch Marner had a better points-per-game average through Monday.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get to the swimming.<\/p>\n

On Friday evening, a video surfaced on X of MacKinnon \u2014 unaware that someone was filming him from above \u2014 doing a kick drill at a Minnesota pool while wearing flippers and goggles. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar jokingly chided \u201cspies in our hotel,\u201d though it\u2019s unclear exactly where the workout took place. The video, posted by Minnesota-based account 10,000 Takes, has more than 4 million views. As much as Wild fans ran with it \u2014 one wore goggles when shown on the Jumbotron Monday night \u2014 it speaks to MacKinnon\u2019s drive. He\u2019s tireless in looking for an edge, even if it risks looking a little goofy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a mentality,\u201d Bednar said. \u201cNate kind of leads the charge in this, and I\u2019m sure there are other guys that lead the charge in similar areas. They\u2019re always talking about what players are doing in our sport to get better, what players are doing in other sports to get better. \u2026 He\u2019s going to leave no stone unturned. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cNate\u2019s obviously a guy that\u2019s willing to think outside the box and go to different areas. Clearly, whatever he\u2019s been doing \u2014 from a preparation standpoint, from the time he was a rookie in the league to now \u2014 it\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NHL named MacKinnon a Hart Trophy finalist earlier this series after a 127-point season. This is his fourth consecutive season finishing at least fourth in the voting. He\u2019s up against Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, who each had more points, but he could very well win, considering a league-high 97 of his points came at five-on-five, and he led the league in goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no one else like him, really, in the league that plays that way with that sort of speed, ability, skill and then physicality and sort of emotion and passion,\u201d Bednar said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Avalanche experienced their first loss of the playoffs in Game 3, but MacKinnon scored the team\u2019s lone goal, jamming a power-play rebound into the net after Daemon Hunt knocked Gabriel Landeskog into goalie Jesper Wallstedt. After the game, Bednar said he felt his team could generate offense only when MacKinnon\u2019s line was on the ice.<\/p>\n

That was no longer the case in Game 4, as Colorado got instrumental depth goals from Ross Colton and Parker Kelly, but MacKinnon still led the charge, even if he didn\u2019t score until his empty-net goal. He played 12:19 of his five-on-five minutes against Wild star Quinn Hughes, and Colorado led 11-5 in shot attempts in that time.<\/p>\n

Late in the second period, Devon Toews tried to flick a puck away from Mackenzie Blackwood, but he unwittingly sent it directly into MacKinnon\u2019s face. The star center crumpled, and officials blew the play dead. Blood leaked onto the ice. Arena workers had to shovel it away before play resumed. MacKinnon went to the dressing room for the final 1:07 of the period but said he didn\u2019t need stitches.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t nice,\u201d Martin Ne\u010das said. \u201cBut that\u2019s kind of part of the game. I\u2019ve been there. It\u2019s nice that it is nothing serious and he was able to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

And there wasn\u2019t much question he\u2019d return. As Bednar said postgame, \u201cIf he was going to be able to get out there, he was going to be out there. I don\u2019t think that was ever in doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado controlled the period, eventually taking the lead on Kelly\u2019s first career playoff goal. Bednar had MacKinnon \u2014 his face still showing traces of blood \u2014 and his linemates on the ice to protect the one-goal lead in the final minute. Ne\u010das picked up a loose puck near the top of the defensive zone and deked past Hughes at the blue line. MacKinnon took off behind him, and Ne\u010das found him in the neutral zone. With open ice ahead of him, MacKinnon flung the puck into the net. He raised his hands above his head, knowing he\u2019d sealed the victory.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the star center\u2019s flashiest performance, but it was business-like and effective. Just like the team he leads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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