With two goals and an assist in Game 1, Nathan MacKinnon powered the Colorado Avalanche to take a 1-0 series lead over the Dallas Stars. As Game 2 approaches on April 21, Dallas aims to bounce back at home while Colorado hopes to tighten its grip in this fiercely contested Stanley Cup fight.

Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado’s strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the opener of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

There are very few players in hockey like Nathan MacKinnon. The list gets even shorter anytime the Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs. MacKinnon reaches a whole different level in the postseason,