Mikko Rantanen, the Colorado Avalanche's star winger, recorded four points (3 goals and 1 assist) against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. With four points on the night, the winger brought his season goal total to 52.NHL legend Teemu Selanne shared an old photo of himself posing with a young Mikko and congratulated him on reaching the 50-goal mark in legendary fashion.Teemu Selanne@TeemuSel8nne50 goals and counting Congrats Mikko Rantanen , I might know where you got your magic touch613329250 goals and counting 👏👏👏Congrats Mikko Rantanen , I might know where you got your magic touch😂👍 https://t.co/19IHNtClF6Fans were quick to notice and flooded Twitter with their reactions and praise for the winger. Here are some of the best fan reactions:Mike O'Dowd@odowd_mike@TeemuSel8nne Watching the game on Viasat Suomi now. Mikko is on with a hat trick tonight. He’s a special player. Love that photo you took with him as a child.32@TeemuSel8nne Watching the game on Viasat Suomi now. Mikko is on 🔥 with a hat trick tonight. He’s a special player. Love that photo you took with him as a child.RockTheRed89243@RockTheRed89243@TeemuSel8nne What a great picture! Seems like every season Ranty just gets better and better. It's always remarkable how he continuously adjusts his game to produce no matter what. Wish my hometown Sabres drafted him instead of Eichel in 2015!8@TeemuSel8nne What a great picture! Seems like every season Ranty just gets better and better. It's always remarkable how he continuously adjusts his game to produce no matter what. Wish my hometown Sabres drafted him instead of Eichel in 2015!Michael Paul@hoser41@TeemuSel8nne This is awesome!@TeemuSel8nne This is awesome!justin@imterryum@TeemuSel8nne Here you can see one of the best Finns of all Time and next to him Teemu Selanne18@TeemuSel8nne Here you can see one of the best Finns of all Time and next to him Teemu Selanne https://t.co/KZtsy8LtHPShad Karlson@sdkarlson@TeemuSel8nne Pictured: an Avalanche legend and Mikko Rantanen23@TeemuSel8nne Pictured: an Avalanche legend and Mikko RantanenCindy Moss🌱Ⓥ@CJMoss007@TeemuSel8nne @SoCalAvsFan This is so cool of Teemu.3@TeemuSel8nne @SoCalAvsFan This is so cool of Teemu.Martti Hänninen@MarttiHnninen2@TeemuSel8nne Next goal is 100 points. Special player.2@TeemuSel8nne Next goal is 100 points. Special player.April@xtech08@TeemuSel8nne @Avalanche This is awesome!! Teemu you were always one of my faves 🏒3@TeemuSel8nne @Avalanche This is awesome!! Teemu you were always one of my faves ❤️🏒x-Avsme3Cups@ChrisCo36734193@TeemuSel8nne Wow That's a Picture!!! Thanks Teemu for All U did for the Game...U Played It RIGHT!!!12@TeemuSel8nne Wow That's a Picture!!! Thanks Teemu for All U did for the Game...U Played It RIGHT!!!Safariholic🐆🦏🐅@RemmerPeter@TeemuSel8nne Amazing picTwo of the best from ever🤩🏻🏻@TeemuSel8nne Amazing pic😮Two of the best from 🇫🇮 ever🤩🙏🏻🙌🏻rusty1969@silentotto69@TeemuSel8nne This picture is amazing! 4@TeemuSel8nne This picture is amazing! ❤️polanye@pnbear@TeemuSel8nne Oh this is so great. He's a great kid. This made my day. Happy Easter Teemu9@TeemuSel8nne Oh this is so great. He's a great kid. This made my day. Happy Easter TeemuSlightlyStoopid12@BrianHostetter1@TeemuSel8nne @bmcnich Just a couple of legends hanging out. Awesome photo!3@TeemuSel8nne @bmcnich Just a couple of legends hanging out. Awesome photo!The Colorado Avalanche are the reigning Stanley Cup champions who will enter the 2023 playoffs for the 28th time in their franchise history. Rantanen is the team's second-leading goalscorer.He's has played in 77 games and managed to accumulate 98 points (through 52 goals and 46 assists). While Nathan MacKinnon is leading the team in goal scoring with 104 points (37 goals and 67 assists) in 66 games.Mikko Rantanen scored a hat-trick and propelled the Avalanche to a 6-2 win over the SharksThe San Jose Sharks (22-40-16) hosted the Colorado Avalanche (47-24-6) at the SAP Center on Thursday.Erik Karlsson opened the scoring sheet for the San Jose Sharks at 15:43 of the first period. Just over a minute later, Mikko Rantanen tied the game at one after scoring from a wrist shot before heading into the second period.At the 2:32 mark, Rantanen scored his second goal from a backhand. Nathan MacKinnon took the Avalanche's lead to 3-1 at the 7:19 mark of the second period. At the 8:06 mark of the second period, Mikko Rantanen got a feed from Nathan MacKinnon to complete his hat-trick.Steven Lorentz was the second goalscorer for the Sharks while Ben Meyers' two goals sailed the Colorado Avalanche to a comfortable 6-2 win over the Sharks.