Nathan MacKinnon

According to Rick Sadowski of NHL.com Nathan Mackinnon will be sidelined for the next 7-14 days with a lower-body injury.

Fantasy Impact

There's an argument to be made that this is a worse blow for fantasy owners than it is for the Avalanche. Colorado has suffered a rash of injuries over the past month and has lost 216 man-games over the season. Losing Mackinnon for fantasy playoffs is a devastating loss and will be difficult to replace production. He won't be eligible for an IR spot either so he will remain have to remain in lineups which makes the situation even more difficult. Do what you have to do to stay in it.

Nathan MacKinnon left the game at 15:00 in the second period during Colorado's 3-1 loss to Los Angeles. It appears to be a lower-body injury and the team will reevaluate his status when they return to Denver.

Fantasy Impact

He is tied for fourth in the NHL with 93 points (35 goals and 58 assists). It doesn't appear to be a long term injury but with many fantasy playoffs underway, this situation needs to be monitored closely the next few days.

Nathan Mackinnon tallied an assist on Monday night helping the Avalanche win 2-1 over the hosting Detroit Red Wings. He accumulated a point, a plus-1 rating and five shots.

Fantasy Impact

Mackinnon hasn't been producing at "normal" Mackinnon standards but with the recent rash of injuries and line juggling, it's fair to assume that the Avalanche as a whole, are posturing more defensively to win games while they recover. He's still getting shots, he's still playing with Gabriel Landeskog, he's still logging more than 20 minutes per game, and he's still on the PP1 line. No need to worry heading into the fantasy playoffs. He's up to 33 goals and 86 points.

Nathan Mackinnon contributed two assists in Wednesday night's 3-1 home win over the visiting New York Islanders. He finished the game with two points, a plus-2 rating and two shots through 22:04 of ice time.

Fantasy Impact

Both assists were primary as he made a quick dish to Andre Burakovsky who slid to the middle and buried it top corner. The second was a tip in by Gabriel Landeskog when Mackinnon let go a long wrist shot from the blue line. The effort brings him to 33 goals and 84 points on the season.

Nathan Mackinnon potted a goal and an assist on Monday night as the Avalanche fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-3 OT loss. He finished the game with two points, an even rating, five shots, one hit and one block.

Fantasy Impact

Mackinnon swooped in while the Avs were pressing and Landeskog dropped a pass for him. He found his way into the middle of the ice, unchecked and scored his 33rd of the season. As if Mackinnon isn't doing enough for the Avalanche this year, he's going to be asked to do more as they just lost Mikko Rantanen to a broken collarbone. He's up to 33 goals and 49 assists this year.