Cale Makar
Colorado Avalanche · Defenseman
Profile
- Position
- Defenseman
- Number
- #8
- Born
- October 30, 1998 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Age
- 27 years old
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 187 lb (85 kg)
- Shoots
- right
- Draft
- 2017, COL, round 1, pick 4 (4th overall)
- Nationality
- Canada
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 11
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 3
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 8
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 11
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +3
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 28
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 3
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 14
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 80.9 77 games, 22.3 goals, 58.6 assists
- Rest of season
- 69.9 66 games left, 1.06 pool pts per game
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 81 11 so far · 70 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 63 to 99 Confidence medium
- Current pace
- 77 4 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 77 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 81 | 1.05 |
| 2025-26 | 75 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 79 | 1.05 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 30 | 62 | 92 | 92 | 1.15 |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 1.17 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Shots on goalShots on target, goals included. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | at NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 20 | at NJD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | at PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 16 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | at CGY | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 3 | STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA | HCBAA | 28 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Calgary Flames Bantam AAA | AMBHL | 33 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013-14 | Calgary Flames Midget AAA | AMHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013-14 | NWCAA Stampeders Minor Midget | AMMHL | 36 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014-15 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014-15 | Calgary Flames Midget AAA | AMHL | 34 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015-16 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 54 | 10 | 45 | 55 | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015-16 | Canada West U19 | WJAC-19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 54 | 24 | 51 | 75 | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Canada West U19 | WJAC-19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Univ. of Massachusetts | NCAA | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +9 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Univ. of Massachusetts | NCAA | 41 | 16 | 33 | 49 | +32 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 57 | 12 | 38 | 50 | +12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 9.9 | 21:01 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 44 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 7.7 | 24:19 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 77 | 28 | 58 | 86 | +48 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 240 | 11.7 | 25:40 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 60 | 17 | 49 | 66 | +16 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 176 | 9.7 | 26:23 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | +15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 231 | 9.1 | 24:46 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 80 | 30 | 62 | 92 | +28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 246 | 12.2 | 25:43 |
| 2024-25 | Canada | 4 Nations | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 26:46 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 20 | 59 | 79 | +32 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 10.1 | 24:51 |
| 2025-26 | Canada | OG | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 22:30 |
| 2026-27 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | 22:07 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 481 | 139 | 379 | 518 | +171 | 136 | 45 | 3 | 28 | 1345 | 10.3 | 24:44 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA | HCBAA | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014-15 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014-15 | Calgary Flames Midget AAA | AMHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015-16 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 17:22 |
| 2019-20 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 11.1 | 23:41 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 | 24:24 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | +7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 11.3 | 27:04 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 25:40 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13.9 | 26:59 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | 26:48 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13.8 | 25:25 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 90 | 26 | 64 | 90 | +28 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 255 | 10.2 | 24:48 |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- Stanley Cup2021-22
- Calder Memorial Trophy2019-20
- Conn Smythe Trophy2021-22
- James Norris Memorial Trophy2021-22, 2024-25
Every league he played in, from the NHL’s public feed, read again each day by our server. A dash marks a stat the league does not publish.
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