Avalanches Nathan MacKinnon tests positive for COVID-19 will miss season opener vs. Blackhawks
general manager Joe Sakic announced Tuesday that star center tested positive for COVID-19. MacKinnon is asymptomatic and will mi s the team's regular-season opener against the on Wednesday.MacKinnon Aramis Garcia Jersey 's status for Saturday's game against the hasn't been decided yet. Earlier on Tuesday, the team had announced that MacKinnon was being held out of practice due to a COVID-19 protocol-related i sue.MacKinnon is coming off a season in which he registered 65 Dereck Rodriguez Jersey points (20 goals and 45 a sists) in 48 regular-season games. His 65 points were good for eighth in the league and MacKinnon also chipped in 15 points (eight Stephen Vogt Jersey goals and seven a sists) during Colorado's postseason run.In eight NHL seasons, MacKinnon has accumulated 560 points (210 goals and 350 a sists) and has recorded at least 93 points in each of the past three full NHL seasons. The four-time Deion Sanders Jersey All-Star has won the Calder Trophy (2014) and the Lady Byng Trophy (2020) and finished in the top three of Sam Coonrod Jersey MVP voting for the Hart Trophy the past two seasons. The Avalanche tied the with a league-best 82 points last season and were eliminated by Vegas in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in six games.