MacKinnon gets credit for fluky go-ahead goal as Avs tie series with 7-4 win over Stars in Game 6

— Nathan MacKinnon sent the puck into traffic in front of the net. What happened next may go down as one of the biggest playoff goals he's ever “scored.”
May 2, 2025, 01:55 am - AP
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1st PeriodDALCOL
6:29Valeri Nichushkin (2)
Assists: Brock Nelson (3), Gabriel Landeskog (2)
01
18:40Artturi Lehkonen (3)
Assists: Cale Makar (3), Martin Necas (4)
02
2nd PeriodDALCOL
1:18Roope Hintz (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (4), Wyatt Johnston (4)
12
3:41Mikael Granlund (1)
Assists: Roope Hintz (2), Mikko Rantanen (5)
22
4:34Martin Necas (1)
Assists: Cale Makar (4), Devon Toews (3)
23
7:51Roope Hintz (4)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (6)
33
18:35Mikko Rantanen (2)
Assists: Roope Hintz (3), Cody Ceci (3)
43
3rd PeriodDALCOL
6:02Valeri Nichushkin (3)
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (3), Brock Nelson (4)
44
9:04Nathan MacKinnon (6)
Unassisted
45
18:44Josh Manson (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (3)
46
19:03Cale Makar (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4)
47

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Josh Manson hit Thomas Harley
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Samuel Girard hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Jack Drury hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Thomas Harley
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Sam Malinski hit Oskar Bäck
  • Josh Manson hit Sam Steel
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Thomas Harley
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Brock Nelson (3), Gabriel Landeskog (2)
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Josh Manson hit Mason Marchment
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Parker Kelly hit Esa Lindell
  • Parker Kelly hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Joel Kiviranta Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Alexander Petrovic
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Lian Bichsel
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Parker Kelly hit Tyler Seguin
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Cody Ceci
  • Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Martin Necas Wrap-around Wide Right
  • Artturi Lehkonen Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Sam Steel
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Mason Marchment
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Parker Kelly hit Cody Ceci
  • Martin Necas hit Alexander Petrovic
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Sam Malinski Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand Wide Right
  • Martin Necas hit Jamie Benn
  • Artturi Lehkonen Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (3), Martin Necas (4)
  • Parker Kelly hit Esa Lindell
  • Parker Kelly hit Matt Duchene
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Brock Nelson Tripping against Mikael Granlund
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Jonathan Drouin hit Esa Lindell
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Brock Nelson hit Cody Ceci
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Martin Necas Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (4), Devon Toews (3)
  • Charlie Coyle Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Charlie Coyle Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Josh Manson hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Esa Lindell
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Josh Manson hit Wyatt Johnston
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Logan O'Connor Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Logan O'Connor hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Mason Marchment shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Parker Kelly hit Thomas Harley
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Parker Kelly hit Colin Blackwell
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Sam Steel
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ryan Lindgren Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Devon Toews hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Artturi Lehkonen Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Samuel Girard hit Wyatt Johnston
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (3), Brock Nelson (4)
  • Martin Necas Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Thomas Harley
  • Takeaway by Brock Nelson
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Thomas Harley
  • Sam Malinski Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Cale Makar hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Parker Kelly hit Esa Lindell
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (6) Backhand, assists: none
  • Josh Manson hit Cody Ceci
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Josh Manson hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Matt Duchene
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sam Steel
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Takeaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Thomas Harley shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Parker Kelly hit Mason Marchment
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Thomas Harley
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  • Gabriel Landeskog Tip-In Short
  • Takeaway by Parker Kelly
  • Parker Kelly hit Thomas Harley
  • Logan O'Connor hit Wyatt Johnston
  • Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Josh Manson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (3)
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Cale Makar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4)
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Puck in Netting
  • Off-side
  • Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Mason Marchment
  • Mason Marchment Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Ilya Lyubushkin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Roope Hintz Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Matt Duchene
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • High Stick
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tyler Seguin hit Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Thomas Harley hit Martin Necas
  • High Stick
  • Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Alexander Petrovic Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Alexander Petrovic Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Alexander Petrovic Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
  • Mason Marchment hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Lian Bichsel Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Cody Ceci Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Jamie Benn hit Logan O'Connor
  • Alexander Petrovic hit Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  • Colin Blackwell hit Josh Manson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Roope Hintz
  • Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  • Sam Steel hit Samuel Girard
  • Oskar Bäck hit Jack Drury
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Roope Hintz
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Roope Hintz Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (4), Wyatt Johnston (4)
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Steel faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
  • Giveaway by Colin Blackwell
  • Off-side
  • Sam Steel faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • High Stick
  • Mikael Granlund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (2), Mikko Rantanen (5)
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Roope Hintz
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Giveaway by Tyler Seguin
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Alexander Petrovic
  • Puck in Netting
  • Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
  • Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
  • Evgenii Dadonov Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Wyatt Johnston Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Jamie Benn Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Icing
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Roope Hintz Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (6)
  • Matt Duchene Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Tyler Seguin Tip-In Short
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Steel Tip-In Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • High Stick
  • Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  • Mason Marchment hit Parker Kelly
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Thomas Harley Backhand Wide Right
  • Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Martin Necas
  • Takeaway by Esa Lindell
  • Thomas Harley hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Martin Necas
  • Icing
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Evgenii Dadonov
  • Icing
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Tyler Seguin Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Mikael Granlund hit Samuel Girard
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (3), Cody Ceci (3)
  • Ilya Lyubushkin hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Colin Blackwell hit Devon Toews
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Thomas Harley High-sticking against Brock Nelson
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  • Giveaway by Sam Steel
  • Thomas Harley Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Thomas Harley hit Sam Malinski
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colin Blackwell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Esa Lindell Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Steel Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
  • Puck in Benches
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Esa Lindell Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mason Marchment hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Giveaway by Matt Duchene
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Thomas Harley
  • Mikael Granlund Interference against Cale Makar
  • On-Ice Official
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Oskar Bäck
  • Tyler Seguin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Cody Ceci Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • Off-side
  • Roope Hintz Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Benches
  • Icing
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Thomas Harley Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
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