NHL legend Teemu Selanne posts adorable throwback picture with Mikko Rantanen and fans can't stop talking about it

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.

Fans were quick to notice and flooded Twitter with their reactions and praise for the winger. Here are some of the best fan reactions:

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 Sharks

The 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.