from Joshua Clipperton of the CP at CBC,

Nathan MacKinnon doesn't really notice when the minutes begin to creep up.

The Colorado Avalanche centre is too invested in the moment — usually one where he's either trying to help his team get even or push ahead in a tight contest.

The surprise comes after the final buzzer when the stat sheet reveals how much time he's logged.

"After the game, you're kind of in shock," said MacKinnon, who's had three outings of more than 25 minutes this season. "That's a lot of minutes. But you get the adrenalin going, especially late when you're down. You're pushing. It's mostly the next day I feel it. Definitely a little sluggish, tough sleeps ... things like that....

Florida's Aleksander Barkov plays 23 minutes a night, followed by Edmonton's Connor McDavid (22:49), Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele (22:42), Anze Kopitar (22:27) of Los Angeles, Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl (22:09) and Chicago's Patrick Kane (22:08). MacKinnon, meanwhile, comes in a little further down the list at 21:58.

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