His teammates even streamed onto the ice to celebrate his history-making assist.That turned out to be just a dress rehearsal.The goal — and MacKinnon’s assist — were wiped out by an offside review, but the Colorado star eventually made it to 1,

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

Denver, Colo. - Nathan MacKinnon, in his 856th career NHL game, has recorded his 1,000th NHL point. MacKinnon is the 100th player in NHL History to reach the milestone. The Cole Harbour native is also the 23rd player to do it in 856 games or less.