The Colorado Avalanche are facing elimination in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But they are racking up nominations for regular-season awards. Cale Makar has already been nominated for the Norris Trophy and picked up a nomination for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday.

Nathan MacKinnon added to his impressive hockey resume Monday night, as the Colorado Avalanche battled the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of a Stanley Cup playoffs series.

Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. The award is given annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association.