Once a fan favorite, Rantanen is now a fierce rival following his arrival with Central Division-foe Dallas. And for the first time in his NHL career, Rantanen was a visitor in a building he’s called home for a decade.

MacKinnon’s family, Makar, Devon Toews, Andrew Cogliano and Gabe Landeskog all took part in the ceremony. Rantanen did not … but he was on the ice. He was standing near the Stars bench and tapped his stick on a couple of times for his former linemate-turned-foe.

Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and Colorado recovered after squandering a late two-goal lead to win 4-3 over the Dallas Stars on Sunday in the return of former Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen.