Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, an MVP candidate, made headslines waves Saturday by becoming the first player to reach 100 points this season.

Nathan MacKinnon defends 19-year-old Connor Bedard's recent performance, highlighting his near point-per-game average. He argues that young players need time to develop, noting his own struggles in his early career.

Nathan MacKinnon became the 100th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career regular-season points Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. It happened 31 seconds into the third period. MacKinnon left the puck for Devon Toews at the right point, and Artturi Lehkonen deflected it past Chicago goalie Spencer Knight.

MacKinnon’s swiftness on the ice has led to an accelerated pace through the record books. His next goal or assist will join him with Hall of Famers Joe Sakic and Peter Stastny as the only skaters in franchise history to reach 1,000 points.

Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to reach 1,000 points for his career and the Colorado Avalanche scored twice early in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Monday in Denver.

In 856 games played with the Avalanche, MacKinnon is the first player from the 2013 NHL Draft to hit the 1,000-point milestone. The next closest is Aleksander Barkov with 771. The

On Monday night, the Colorado Avalanche notched their sixth win in a row beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 in Denver, but it was a personal milestone that took the headlines for one of the Avalanche players.