Look, there's nothing that I'd rather do than do a freaking jig on the graves of the Colorado Avalanche. The Cha Cha Slide, a Moonwalk, and maybe even the Marcus Foligno-centric "Hot To Go" parody Nordy does on the Xcel Energy Center's Jumbotron.

Nathan MacKinnon has the inside track on his second-straight Hart Trophy winner. Here are four other names to watch in the NHL's MVP race.

Mark Scheifele has been held scoreless for four straight games, but our NHL player prop picks for January 26 expect that to change tonight.

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Forward Kirill Kaprizov, who has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury, took part in Minnesota’s line rushes during practice on Wednesday. According to head coach John Hynes ...

MacKinnon is the most likely Avalanche player to take advantage of a Wild defense that is bleeding shots. Not only is he the best shot-generator on the team, but the Wild have allowed the second-most shots to centers in the NHL over the past few weeks.

Nathan MacKinnon is in a tight race for the Hart ... Minnesota Wild left winger Kirill Kaprizov received the second most (five). To widen the gap, MacKinnon must continue to amass points.

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Connor McDavid is the cream of the crop, while Rantanen's now-former teammate and centre Nathan MacKinnon is ... Brayden Point and Jack Hughes. Kirill Kaprizov, No. 16 on our list, is making ...

Missing this many games all but eliminates him from contention no matter how well he has played or how much he has produced this season.

The word “blockbuster” gets thrown around a little too often in today’s NHL, often for trades unworthy of the term, in the same way that anything might feel like a five-star meal to a starving man. But the deal that dropped on Friday night? That one deserves the title, no questions asked.