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Through 19 games, Nelson has recorded 13 points (six goals and seven assists). It is expected he will center Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin when the playoffs begin. Nelson has been as advertised, coming over from the Islanders. When Colorado won the Cup, they had that center depth and four lines they could roll out shift after shift. They never found a replacement for Nazem Kadri until now.
Nelson has shown he is a playoff performer; he did so with the Islanders. In 78 playoff games, he has 50 points (27 goals and 23 assists). In back-to-back trips to the Eastern Conference Final with the Islanders, Nelson had 18 points (nine goals and nine assists) in 22 games in 2020 and then 12 points (seven goals and five assists) in 19 games in 2021. So, the Avalanche have a proven goal scorer in the playoffs.
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