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Alexander Kerfoot gets the call to play with Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen in the Avalanche’s preseason opener

Harvard graduate Alexander Kerfoot will make his NHL preseason debut Tuesday playing left wing on a line with veterans Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The thing is, Kerfoot is the old man of the Avalanche’s top line. He’s 23.

MacKinnon, who is beginning his fifth NHL season, turned 22 on Sept. 1, and Rantanen — who led Colorado with 20 goals last season as a rookie — will be 21 next month.

Still, it was Kerfoot who felt like the youngster after Tuesday’s morning skate at the Pepsi Center, where Colorado will host the expansion Vegas Golden Knights at 7 p.