Avs Mailbag: Why hasn’t Nathan MacKinnon been as dominant this season?

Hi Mike, what is going on with Nathan MacKinnon right now? He hasn’t been the same player this year. This team is known for scoring, scary what might happen if MacKinnon gets things rolling also. Thanks.
— Matt, Aurora

MacKinnon seems to struggle on restarts. His first couple games from COVID protocol in October were tough, as were last week’s first few when he returned from injury. But he scored his second goal of the season Wednesday at the New York Rangers and he has 16 assists in 13 games.

The Avs’ superstar had nine shots at Philadelphia earlier this week and clanged one off iron against the Rangers.