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Avalanche's MacKinnon breaks nose on hit from Wild's Bergenheim

Ron Chenoy / `USA TODAY Sports

Nathan MacKinnon's sophomore season has not gone as planned.

The reigning Calder Trophy winner hit another bump in the road to NHL stardom Saturday, suffering a broken nose on this hit from Sean Bergenheim of the Minnesota Wild.

Rough night for Nathan MacKinnon

As the video shows, MacKinnon was forced to don a full cage following a brief exit from the game.

No penalty was called on the play, leading to a boiling over of frustrations and a flurry of penalties in the dying seconds of the contest.

For the season, MacKinnon has scored 13 goals in 63 games for the Colorado Avalanche, well off the 24-goal pace set in his rookie season.

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