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Mary Clarke

Nathan MacKinnon capped off Game 5 hat trick with sensational goal that decimated the Blues defense

Nathan MacKinnon just did that.

Wednesday night’s Game 5 between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues was a chaotic one, with the Blues on the brink of elimination from the second round. The Avalanche took a 3-0 lead halfway through the game, but the Blues were able to slowly chip away at it before tying it up 3-3 in the final five minutes of the third.

Then, something remarkable happened. MacKinnon — who already had two goals on the night — sliced and diced his way through the Blues defense. The result? A sensational coast-to-coast goal that MacKinnon finished with a silky smooth deke around a Blues defenseman before lifting the puck up and over Ville Husso for the 4-3 lead.

Wow. Seriously… wow. Have some more looks at that beauty of a goal.

While the Blues were able to tie up the game 4-4 late with the goaltender pulled to send the game into overtime, MacKinnon’s tally to cap off his hat trick is, without a doubt, the play of the game.

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