MacKinnon in elite company after extending point streak to 13 games

Nathan MacKinnon has been on a mission this postseason.

With his first-period goal on Monday night against the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche superstar extended his point streak to 13 games to open the playoffs, putting him in some elite company.

Only three players in NHL history have put together longer point streaks to begin a postseason, and all of them are in the Hall of Fame, according to NHL Public Relations.

MacKinnon is also the first player to start the playoffs with a 13-game point streak since Messier did so in 1994, according to Sportsnet.

The 24-year-old entered Monday with an NHL-leading 21 playoff points - four more than second-place Elias Pettersson.