Nathan MacKinnon

24.8

#29Center6'0"198 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2026-27 regular season

SOG

25.0% SH

17:44

TOI/GP

C · COL · NHL id 8477492

Nathan MacKinnon has played 1 game for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026-27, scoring 2 goals and 0 assists (2 points) on 8 shots while averaging 17:44 a night (13:22 at even strength, 4:09 on the power play and 0:07 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 93% of his 5v5 minutes with Martin Necas and 69% with Artturi Lehkonen in his only game so far, and the Avalanche have controlled 46% of shot attempts with MacKinnon on the ice (1-0 in goals, 67% offensive-zone starts). In the Avalanche's most recent game against LAK he was on L1 with Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas and on PP1. He is shooting 25.0% this season against 11.9% across the 737 games in our data.

Right now

From the Sep 30 game vs LAK, detected from shift data

Line

Artturi Lehkonen Martin Necas

Power play

PP1

Gabriel Landeskog Martin Necas Cale Makar T.J. Hughes

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 1: L2/PP1

Ascension46Steadylast 1 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026

−4:29 TOI a game
53% of team PP time (was 70%)

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

1 games shown, 17:38 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed99th10024.8 mph

Bursts 20+ mph99th100455

Hardest shot87th8791.0 mph

Offensive-zone time95th9646.6%

Distance skated99th99283.4 mi

High-danger SOG95th9683

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2026-27 · 10 attempts, 8 on goal, 2 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 80 GP · 127 points vs 126.9 expected

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Luck meter+48

Last 20 games: -50. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+3.0 G

On-ice SH%+16.3 G

On-ice SV%+10.2 G

IPP+0.9 G

Points vs expected+0.1 P

: 15.1%
: 105.4
: 75.1%
G vs xG: 53 / 50.0

• Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 64% → 77%, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
• Shot diet improved: 0.134 xG per attempt lately vs 0.090 before (more from the slot).

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.

Fantasy box score

Games played80
Goals531st of 715
Assists743rd of 715
Points1273rd of 715
Power-play points3014th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal3501st of 715
Hits64317th of 715
Blocked shots35389th of 715
Plus/minus+571st of 715
Penalty minutes39197th of 715
Faceoffs won68115th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)57.6%30th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)56.0%45th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)59.7%14th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)59.5%14th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)54.8%129th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)59.3%15th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.8344th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.079576th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34173rd of 719
Faceoff win %51.0%92nd of 238
Draw Equity /100+0.01383rd of 238

Usage

Ice time per game22:1653rd of 715
Power-play time per game4:132nd of 715
Power-play share79.5%16th of 713
Ice-time share36.6%53rd of 715
Offensive-zone start %71.8%25th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.02266th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO105414th of 719
Goals above expected+3.073rd of 715
Luck Meter+4885th of 828
Ascension score46245th of 428

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed24.82nd of 715
20+ mph bursts4552nd of 715
Hardest shot91.0219th of 715
Offensive-zone time46.6%29th of 715

Compare head to head

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 80 of 80 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.089
Season net: −1.95xG

Offensive TK/600.14 (3)

Offensive GV/603.24 (71)

Neutral TK/600.23 (5)

Neutral GV/601.10 (24)

Defensive TK/600.55 (12)

Defensive GV/601.55 (34)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: +0.013
Season: +0.18G
: 51.0%1334 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 318-270 · NZ 217-213 · DZ 146-170

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.83
Attempts: 40
: 0.114

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +0.10G
Per 60: +0.003
Drawn / taken: 20 / 19.5minors

Method Leaders

: 59.5%
: 54.8%
: 59.6%
Transition CF/60: 6.0
Turnovers won/60: 20.4
Turnovers lost/60: 24.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

351 shots on goal, 53 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
L Circle	29%	13%	10
Low Slot	18%	23%	15
R Point	1%	6%	0
L Point	2%	5%	2
L Net Side	6%	3%	6
Outside R	2%	4%	0
R Net Side	1%	3%	1

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Played 12:11 more than his 5-game averageMay 17, 2024 alerts →

How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Sep 30, 2026 vs LAK	Odd-man rush	carry	0	61.2	3-on-2
Sep 30, 2026 vs LAK	Forecheck turnover	—	0	69.1	one-timer
May 13, 2026 vs MIN	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	51.0	—
May 11, 2026 @ MIN	Point shot	—	1	63.0	—
May 9, 2026 @ MIN	Rebound	—	0	17.9	rebound
May 5, 2026 vs MIN	Cycle	—	4*	65.4	one-timer
May 3, 2026 vs MIN	Deflection	—	0	40.2	deflection
Apr 26, 2026 @ LAK	Odd-man rush	carry	2	42.2	2-on-1
Apr 26, 2026 @ LAK	Cycle	—	3*	24.0	one-timer
Apr 14, 2026 @ CGY	Rush	carry	2	31.3	—
Apr 9, 2026 vs CGY	Forecheck turnover	—	0	13.2	—
Apr 4, 2026 @ DAL	Dump and chase	dump	1*	50.8	—
Apr 1, 2026 vs VAN	Rush	pass	2	58.1	—
Mar 30, 2026 vs CGY	Cycle	—	3*	62.7	one-timer
Mar 26, 2026 @ WPG	Deflection	carry	0	31.0	deflection
Mar 26, 2026 @ WPG	Rebound	carry	0	2.7	rebound
Mar 24, 2026 @ PIT	Odd-man rush	carry	0	36.7	1-on-0
Mar 16, 2026 vs PIT	Odd-man rush	carry	0	65.5	1-on-0
Mar 12, 2026 @ SEA	Rush	carry	2*	17.8	—
Mar 8, 2026 vs MIN	Rush	carry	0	51.9	—
Mar 6, 2026 @ DAL	Forecheck turnover	—	1	59.3	one-timer
Mar 2, 2026 @ LAK	Odd-man rush	carry	0	71.3	3-on-1, one-timer
Jan 31, 2026 @ DET	Dump and chase	dump	1*	71.1	3-on-2, one-timer
Jan 31, 2026 @ DET	Forecheck turnover	—	0	60.9	—
Jan 19, 2026 vs WSH	Cycle	—	0	51.2	—
Jan 19, 2026 vs WSH	Odd-man rush	carry	1	73.7	5-on-3
Jan 8, 2026 vs OTT	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	46.4	—
Jan 3, 2026 @ CAR	Cycle	loose	1	66.3	—
Dec 31, 2025 vs STL	Odd-man rush	carry	3	70.2	3-on-2, one-timer
Dec 31, 2025 vs STL	Rebound	loose	3*	11.6	rebound
Dec 29, 2025 vs LAK	Point shot	—	1	66.1	—
Dec 27, 2025 @ VGK	Rush	carry	2	26.7	—
Dec 21, 2025 @ MIN	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	58.6	one-timer
Dec 21, 2025 @ MIN	Odd-man rush	carry	0	15.5	1-on-0
Dec 16, 2025 @ SEA	Odd-man rush	carry	0	28.8	2-on-1
Dec 16, 2025 @ SEA	Cycle	carry	1*	57.0	one-timer
Dec 13, 2025 vs NSH	Rush	carry	0	68.9	—
Dec 11, 2025 vs FLA	Point shot	carry	3	56.9	—
Dec 6, 2025 @ NYR	Cycle	—	1	32.8	—
Dec 6, 2025 @ NYR	Rebound	—	4*	26.4	rebound

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without MacKinnon

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% MacKinnon apart	CF% mate apart
Martin Necas	C	1	12:29	93%	46.4%	100% (1-0)	— 0:53	66.7% 2:31
Artturi Lehkonen	LW	1	9:15	69%	41.2%	100% (1-0)	54.5% 4:07	71.4% 3:44
Devon Toews	D	1	8:08	61%	37.5%	— (0-0)	58.3% 5:14	50.0% 6:43
Cale Makar	D	1	6:47	51%	36.4%	— (0-0)	52.9% 6:35	46.2% 5:17
Sam Malinski	D	1	3:25	26%	70.0%	— (0-0)	33.3% 9:57	62.5% 10:12
Brett Kulak	D	1	3:07	23%	44.4%	— (0-0)	47.4% 10:15	59.1% 12:51
Noah Juulsen	D	1	3:05	23%	42.9%	— (0-0)	47.6% 10:17	60.0% 8:02
Nazem Kadri	C	1	2:15	17%	55.6%	— (0-0)	42.1% 11:07	54.5% 12:22
Jaden Schwartz	C	1	1:18	10%	0.0%	— (0-0)	48.1% 12:04	54.5% 8:50
Brent Burns	D	1	1:13	9%	50.0%	100% (1-0)	46.2% 12:09	33.3% 9:21
Josh Manson	D	1	1:03	8%	100.0%	100% (1-0)	44.4% 12:19	25.0% 10:33

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Sep 30	vs LAK	W 8-4	2	0	2	-2	8	5	2	0	40%	17:44	13:22	4:09	0:07

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	1	17:44	17:44	18	18	50.0%	48.3%	13	13	2	3	40%	0.9	0.7	80%
Even strength	1	13:22	13:22	13	15	46.4%	45.5%	10	10	1	0	100%	0.6	0.6	67%
5v5	1	13:22	13:22	13	15	46.4%	45.5%	10	10	1	0	100%	0.6	0.6	67%
Power play	1	4:09	4:09	5	2	71.4%	66.7%	3	2	1	2	33%	0.3	0.1	100%
Penalty kill	1	0:07	0:07	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	—
5v4	1	3:38	3:38	4	2	66.7%	60.0%	2	2	0	2	0%	0.2	0.1	100%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2026-27	COL	1	2	0	2	-2	5	8	25.0%	2	0	17:44
2025-26Playoffs	COL	13	7	8	15	+5	6	47	14.9%	11	5	21:13
2025-26	COL	80	53	74	127	+57	39	350	15.1%	64	35	22:16
2024-25Playoffs	COL	7	7	4	11	+5	2	39	17.9%	12	2	22:51
2024-25	COL	79	32	84	116	+25	41	320	10.0%	38	58	22:47
2023-24Playoffs	COL	11	4	10	14	-1	4	46	8.7%	8	13	24:37
2023-24	COL	82	51	89	140	+35	42	405	12.6%	55	69	22:49
2022-23Playoffs	COL	7	3	4	7	+8	4	40	7.5%	9	9	23:44
2022-23	COL	71	42	69	111	+29	30	366	11.5%	53	40	22:19
2021-22Playoffs	COL	20	13	11	24	+11	8	117	11.1%	28	12	21:25
2021-22	COL	65	32	56	88	+22	42	299	10.7%	68	39	21:04
2020-21Playoffs	COL	10	8	7	15	+6	2	38	21.1%	15	5	20:45
2020-21	COL	48	20	45	65	+22	37	206	9.7%	38	15	20:22
2019-20	COL	69	35	58	93	+13	12	318	11.0%	51	31	21:13
2018-19Playoffs	COL	12	6	7	13	-4	2	57	10.5%	15	8	23:43
2018-19	COL	82	41	58	99	+20	34	365	11.2%	54	31	22:05
2017-18Playoffs	COL	6	3	3	6	-2	4	28	10.7%	4	2	21:38
2017-18	COL	74	39	58	97	+11	55	284	13.7%	38	22	19:54