Dig a little deeper into Nathan MacKinnon’s arrival at the NHL's 1,000-point plateau, and some impressive details stand out.

Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to reach 1,000 points for his career and the Colorado Avalanche scored twice early in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Monday in Denver. Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves for his second shutout of the season and the eighth of his career as the Avalanche completed a 6-0-0 homestand.

By the summer of 2017, after Colorado had finished dead last in the NHL, MacKinnon was a four-year veteran still searching for his breakthrough, although he had started to show so