Nathan MacKinnon matched his point total from last season. Tomas Hertl traded from San Jose to Vegas

Canadian Nathan MacKinnon had both Avalanche goals and scored for the 32nd straight time on home ice. He also scored 111 points this season, equaling his point total from last season. A big shock for Czech fans was Friday’s trade of Czech elite forward Tomas Hertl from the San Jose Sharks to Vegas.

MacKinnon is still scoring

In the Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild game (2-1), which was decided in overtime, Nathan MacKinnon scored both goals and added two assists. After 65 games played, the team has 111 points.

He increased his lead in the Canadian scoring to five points ahead of Nikita Kucherov and equaled his record from last season. Last year he also reached 111 points, but needed to play 6 more games. Moreover, he scored for the 32nd time in a row since the start of the season on home ice.

MacKinnon has 71 points on 26 goals and 45 assists during the 32-game home streak. In addition, he is still fueling his hopes of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s 40-game win streak. The Canadian currently holds the third longest streak along with the legendary Guy Lafleur. He accomplished a similar feat in the 1978/79 season.

Wayne Gretzky owns the two longest home series. He managed to score in 33 home games in a row in the 1985/86 season, and set a record of 40 games in a row in the 1988/89 season. In addition, MacKinnon recorded his first career season in which he managed to break the 70 passes during.

The last Avalanche player to accomplish a similar feat was Peter Forsberg in 2002-03 with 77 assists. MacKinnon continues to prove that there should be no doubt about the MVP of the season this year. He makes Ball Arena an impregnable fortress.

Tomas Hertl moves from the Sharks to the Vegas Golden Knights

A literally shocking trade happened yesterday from the perspective of Czech fans. The Czech hockey forward and the most productive player of the miserable San Jose Sharks. He was unexpectedly traded to the defending Stanley Cup champions Vegas Golden Knights.

Hertl is currently not playing as he underwent surgery. However, no one expected this trade. It’s also a big complication in terms of the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, where Tomas Hertl was one of the first to confirm his participation.

And the Vegas Golden Knights, who are on a completely different level of the table from the Sharks and are defending the Stanley Cup, can’t be expected to pack this one in the first round of the playoffs.

This is quite clearly one of the biggest trades of the season. Comparable, for example, to the departure of Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes. Both the Vegas team and Tomas Hertl definitely benefited from the trade.

Vegas gained another offensive caliber in their midfield and the Czech goal scorer, who was literally mired in the poor performance of the below-average Sharks, will surely improve. Considering the above, it is to be expected that the Czech national hockey team has lost another top forward.

Source: NHL