Nathan MacKinnon’s 1,000th career NHL point marked a historic moment for both the right and wrong reasons, but what happened in the Colorado Avalanche locker room afterward made the night even better.

Nathan MacKinnon’s fast. Every defenseman and goaltender around the league knows about his elite speed all too well.

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.

While the Avalanche won their first title in more than 20 years back in 2022 under the leadership of MacKinnon, the forward wasn't sure about his future in Denver in the mid-2010s because of the underwhelming start to his career. So much so, in fact, that "Nate Dogg" went as far as believing a trade was in the franchise's consideration.

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.

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.

Nathan MacKinnon appeared to have reached the 1,000-point milestone in the first period of Colorado’s game against Chicago. His teammates even streamed onto the ice to celebrate his history-making assist.

Dig a little deeper into Nathan MacKinnon’s arrival at the NHL's 1,000-point plateau, and some impressive details stand out.

Last night, there were only four games in the NHL. There was still a lot of action. Here are the results and highlights: Mitch Marner joined Darryl Sittler (8x) as the second player in @MapleLeafs history to record at least five 80-point seasons before scoring the shootout winner to close out a four-game Monday.