Cale Makar
Age 27 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 187 lb · Born Calgary, Alberta, CAN
Drafted 2017, #4 overall by Colorado
2025-262025-26: 75 games, 20-59-79, 1.05 points per game Season detail →
Cale Makar has 3 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 79 points in 75 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample3 points in 2 games for the 9th-placed Colorado
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-four defenceman who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Colorado's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
1 of 1 goal broke a tie
How the 1 goal and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Colorado trailing.
Most attempts from the point, goals from the crease
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
7 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 75 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 88th percentile of defencemen: 90.92 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.13vs
LAK30 Sep · 3rd 13:59 - 20.55vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 12:56
- 20.16vs
STL3 Oct · 1st 05:43 - 19.68vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 08:19
- 19.07vsLAK30 Sep · 2nd 11:45
- 18.97vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 16:10
- 18.89vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 17:57
- 18.72vsLAK30 Sep · 1st 15:50
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
- 90.92vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 00:47
- 80.26vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 15:34
- 77.29vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 16:37
- 75.06vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 11:13
- 36.49vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 04:09
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 3.11vsSTL3 Oct · 20:04 TOI
- 2.60vsLAK30 Sep · 18:14 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.85 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Winnipeg, a point in two of four
WPGL 2-40113−326:37WPGW 3-20000028:52WPGL 1-30113−125:21WPGW 3-20002−126:17STLW 6-11013+220:04LAKW 8-40221−118:14Priced at 65% for a point tonight
From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 11:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
79 points in 75 games on a team that finished 1st
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Colorado's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 20 goals and 59 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
7 of 20 goals broke a tie; 6 came with Colorado trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
544 attempts across the 76 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 75 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leaders20+ mph bursts in the 99th percentile of defencemen: 223
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in almost three games out of four (53 of 75)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.
Streaks
Against Winnipeg, a point in two of four
WPGL 2-40113−326:37WPGW 3-20000028:52WPGL 1-30113−125:21WPGW 3-20002−126:17
SEAW 2-00113+121:22
CGYW 3-10334+225:35CGYW 9-20332+117:15WPGL 2-40113−326:37WPGW 3-20000028:52
PITW 6-20112−122:04
WSHW 3-2 OT0002025:06
CHIW 4-10114023:54
DALOTL 1-2 SO1014024:39PITL 2-70114−121:31STLW 6-11013+220:04LAKW 8-40221−118:14Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Priced at 65% for a point tonight
From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 11:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 8.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 44th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Colorado
Eight seasons · 2019-20 to 2026-27Martin Necas sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsEight seasons, all with the Avalanche
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct