Nathan MacKinnon just did that.
Wednesday night’s Game 5 between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues was a chaotic one, with the Blues on the brink of elimination from the second round. The Avalanche took a 3-0 lead halfway through the game, but the Blues were able to slowly chip away at it before tying it up 3-3 in the final five minutes of the third.
Then, something remarkable happened. MacKinnon — who already had two goals on the night — sliced and diced his way through the Blues defense. The result? A sensational coast-to-coast goal that MacKinnon finished with a silky smooth deke around a Blues defenseman before lifting the puck up and over Ville Husso for the 4-3 lead.
MACKINNON. COAST TO COAST. HAT TRICK,. 4-3 COLORADO 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/5e1LvXoWwP
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 26, 2022
Wow. Seriously… wow. Have some more looks at that beauty of a goal.
Nathan MacKinnon oh my god pic.twitter.com/2OutKNQ88X
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) May 26, 2022
Nathan MacKinnon… WOW. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/s6iYOMhgJs
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) May 26, 2022
While the Blues were able to tie up the game 4-4 late with the goaltender pulled to send the game into overtime, MacKinnon’s tally to cap off his hat trick is, without a doubt, the play of the game.
