MacKinnon To Represent Avalanche At All-Star Game

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DENVER (CBS4) - Forward Nathan MacKinnon is headed to the NHL All-Star Game for the second straight season.

Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche advances the puck on Nov. 16, 2017 in Denver. (credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

The 22-year-old leads the Colorado Avalanche and is tied for second in the NHL with 52 points.

The last Avalanche player to make it to back-to-back All-Star Games was Joe Sakic.

Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado Avalanche celebrates after scoring on Nov. 10, 2017 in Stockholm. (credit: Nils Petter Nilsson/Ombrello/Getty Images)

The 2018 NHL All-Star Game is scheduled to take place on Jan. 28 in Tampa, Florida.

Congrats, Nate!

Those are definitely #NHLAllStar numbers. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/O8z6eyiYGx
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 10, 2018