Gene J. Puskar, The Associated Press
Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon (29) returns to the bench after scoring during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. The Penguins won 3-2 in overtime. 
Getting your player ready...
The awards keep piling up for .
The Avalanche’s first-line center was named the NHL’s first star of the week on Monday. He was also named the league’s second star of the month after an impressive November.
MacKinnon, 24, posted nine points (three goals) over his past three games in leading the Avs to wins against the twice and the . In November, MacKinnon posted 25 points (10 goals) over 14 games while playing without injured forwards , and . MacKinnon’s 25 points are the most by an Avalanche player in a single month since (26, March 2000).
Colorado travels to face the on Wednesday to begin a three-game road trip.
