Colorado Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon was awarded the Second Star of the Week by the NHL on Monday. The team played three games last week and was shut out by the No.

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon is on the right track to win the NHL's Hart Trophy in back-to-back seasons for the first time in 15 years, but it won't be easy.

Last night, there were six games on the NHL schedule. The Canadiens and Sabres faced off in the afternoon (the Habs won 7-5), but five other games were played later in the evening. Here are the results and highlights: Mason Marchment and Nick Suzuki led the @DallasStars and @CanadiensMTL to seven-goal wins on the road

The Nashville Predators open a five-game road trip out west at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday in Denver. Nashville (5-9-1) won 4-0 against the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Still, the Preds are last in the Central Division and have scored 2.46 goals per game, tied for 28th-best in the NHL.

Samuel Girard scored on a breakaway in overtime Monday night to help the Colorado Avalanche hold off the Nashville Predators in a 3-2 win at Ball Arena. Girard took the puck from a stumbling Brady Skjei,

Samuel Girard has two career overtime goals and both have come against the Nashville Predators, the team that traded him to the Avalanche seven years ago.