Nathan MacKinnon drops the gloves with Roope Hintz

NHL on ESPN's brief highlight draws an unusually busy discussion about Colorado's star taking on another job.

Channel: NHL on ESPN Story of October 15, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 40,779 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (2,448).

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The officials are separating Nathan MacKinnon and Roope Hintz within seconds. The aftermath lasts longer: MacKinnon heads toward the penalty box with a bloodied face, while Hintz sits in his own box icing his hand.

NHL on ESPN's Short catches the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars forwards squaring up after play stops in Dallas's defensive zone. Hintz lands a right, the players tumble to the ice, and a replay returns to the punch. The commentary identifies it as MacKinnon's second fight of the season already.

That is an unusual assignment for a player better known for driving Colorado's offense. MacKinnon won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player in 2024. In the comments, viewers question whether he should be the one dropping the gloves, with others remarking on how many roles he is taking on.

The clip drew about 41,000 views in its first day, far beyond the channel's usual Short. The conversation was even more out of the ordinary: comments arrived at roughly forty times the usual first-day pace.

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The numbers

The MacKinnon-Hintz clip drew a much larger first-day audience than NHL on ESPN's typical Short, with an especially sharp increase in comments.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,448

this video

40,779

subscribers

879,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,179,258,824

views per day

206,530

typical day: 115,507

the video

views

43,424

likes

1,148

comments

176

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Overtime SZN

1,100,000

TSN

974,000

NFL on ESPN

913,000

TMZSports

883,000

NHL on ESPN

879,000

Locoprezident

772,000

As of October 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.