Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon Travels With Team, Will Make Season Debut Against Capitals

After having two consecutive negative tests for COVID-19, Nathan MacKinnon was officially able to take the trip to Washington D.C. With this, he will make his debut and play in Tuesday night's contest against the Capitals.

The rumors are true, MacKinnon is in DC!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/kYMM5wqzqb
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 19, 2021

11 forwards.
7 defensemen.
And Nate is in the mix!#GoAvsGo https://t.co/P3PPxNn6hK
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 19, 2021

MacKinnon missed the team's first two games of the season due to being on the COVID-19 Protocol Related Absences list. He also was deemed as being asymptomatic.

The Avalanche have started the regular season with a 1-1-0 record. Now that MacKinnon is coming back, they should have no trouble dominating yet again. During the 2020-21 season, the sported a 39-13-4 record and won the Presidents' Trophy with MacKinnon as their top center.

MacKinnon is one of the best players in the entire sport, so hockey is always far more entertaining when he's around. He will be looking to build off of his 65-point campaign in just 48 games last season.