D · COL · NHL id 8480069
Cale Makar has played 1 game for the Colorado Avalanche in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shots while averaging 18:14 a night (12:04 at even strength, 4:08 on the power play and 2:02 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 82% of his 5v5 minutes with Devon Toews and 64% with Martin Necas in his only game so far, and the Avalanche have controlled 42% of shot attempts with Makar on the ice (1-0 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Avalanche's most recent game against LAK he was on D1 with Devon Toews and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs LAK, detected from shift data
- −5:58 TOI a game
- 52% of team PP time (was 64%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 18:14 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at COL: 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.21 expected goals; best chance Cale Makar at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 79 points vs 77.6 expected
Last 20 games: -7. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.1%
- 103.6
- 57.2%
- G vs xG
- 20 / 21.6
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:20 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals20121st of 715
- Assists5915th of 715
- Points7927th of 715
- Power-play points2919th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal19955th of 715
- Hits35501st of 715
- Blocked shots11853rd of 715
- Plus/minus+3215th of 715
- Penalty minutes24377th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)54.8%72nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.5%116th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)57.3%33rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)57.4%30th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.2%238th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)56.8%43rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.69436th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.021234th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35149th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game24:517th of 715
- Power-play time per game4:064th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %67.3%58th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3596th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103659th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.6523rd of 715
- Luck Meter+19256th of 828
- Ascension score47230th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.725th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts22320th of 715
- Hardest shot98.234th of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.3%71st of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 75 of 75 games through the sequence engine
- −0.039
- Season net
- −0.84xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.69
- Attempts
- 15
- 0.028
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2May 3, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 21, 2026 alerts →
- Played 11:12 more than his 5-game averageMay 17, 2024 alerts →
- Played 9:02 less than his 5-game averageJan 16, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 9, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 14, 2020 alerts →
- Played 6:02 more than his 5-game averageNov 23, 2019 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Oct 30, 2019 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 3* | 57.2 | — | |
| May 3, 2026 vs MIN | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 75.3 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2026 @ LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 61.8 | — | |
| Apr 23, 2026 @ LAK | Point shot | — | 2* | 61.0 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2026 vs DAL | Cycle | — | 5* | 57.5 | one-timer | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 2* | 59.8 | — | |
| Mar 3, 2026 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.4 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 63.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 41.3 | one-timer | |
| Jan 23, 2026 vs PHI | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 67.5 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2026 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 72.0 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs OTT | Rush | carry | 3 | 67.9 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 vs LAK | Rebound | — | 0 | 70.7 | rebound | |
| Dec 21, 2025 @ MIN | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 69.2 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2025 @ NSH | Point shot | — | 2 | 62.4 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2025 @ CHI | Rebound | dump | 0 | 56.3 | 1-on-0, rebound | |
| Nov 20, 2025 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 2.1 | 5-on-1 | |
| Nov 20, 2025 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 20.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ EDM | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 67.8 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ EDM | Cycle | — | 5* | 67.8 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2025 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 18.1 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 49.3 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 60.0 | 5-on-3 | |
| Oct 13, 2025 @ BUF | Rush | loose | 0 | 37.3 | one-timer | |
| May 1, 2025 vs DAL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 52.2 | — | |
| Apr 3, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 77.4 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Apr 2, 2025 @ CHI | Cycle | — | 3* | 62.6 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2025 vs CGY | Cycle | — | 5* | 63.1 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2025 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 38.7 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2025 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 4 | 63.3 | — | |
| Mar 16, 2025 vs DAL | Rush | carry | 1 | 37.4 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2025 vs SJS | Deflection | — | 0 | 53.8 | deflection | |
| Mar 6, 2025 vs SJS | Point shot | — | 4 | 45.9 | — | |
| Feb 7, 2025 @ EDM | Rush | carry | 1 | 46.5 | — | |
| Feb 7, 2025 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 54.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 6, 2025 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 65.6 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2025 vs STL | Point shot | — | 2 | 63.0 | — | |
| Jan 26, 2025 @ NYR | Point shot | — | 4* | 65.8 | — | |
| Jan 26, 2025 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 45.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 22, 2025 vs WPG | Rush | carry | 0 | 34.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Makar
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Makar apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Toews | D | 1 | 9:57 | 82% | 31.6% | — (0-0) | 80.0% 2:07 | 63.6% 4:54 |
| Martin Necas | C | 1 | 7:45 | 64% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 4:19 | 55.0% 7:15 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | LW | 1 | 6:54 | 57% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 41.7% 5:10 | 58.3% 6:05 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 1 | 6:47 | 56% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 5:17 | 52.9% 6:35 |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 1 | 2:42 | 22% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 33.3% 9:22 | 52.0% 11:55 |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | 1 | 2:40 | 22% | 44.4% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 9:24 | 40.9% 10:53 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 1 | 2:34 | 21% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 47.1% 9:30 | 61.5% 6:49 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 1 | 2:18 | 19% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 9:46 | 42.9% 9:50 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 1 | 2:06 | 17% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 9:58 | 38.9% 11:38 |
| T.J. Hughes | RW | 1 | 1:33 | 13% | 20.0% | — (0-0) | 47.4% 10:31 | 30.8% 8:12 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs LAK | W 8-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 18:14 | 12:04 | 4:08 | 2:02 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 18:14 | 18:14 | 15 | 20 | 42.9% | 44.8% | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.9 | 71% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:04 | 12:04 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | 47.4% | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.4 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:04 | 12:04 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | 47.4% | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.4 | 75% |
| Power play | 1 | 4:08 | 4:08 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 66.7% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.3 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:02 | 2:02 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 3:37 | 3:37 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.1 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:02 | 2:02 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | COL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 18:14 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | COL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 4 | 29 | 13.8% | 0 | 25 | 25:25 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 75 | 20 | 59 | 79 | +32 | 24 | 199 | 10.1% | 35 | 118 | 24:51 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | COL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 26 | 3.8% | 9 | 9 | 26:48 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 80 | 30 | 62 | 92 | +28 | 14 | 246 | 12.2% | 51 | 128 | 25:43 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | COL | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 36 | 13.9% | 6 | 23 | 26:59 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | +15 | 16 | 231 | 9.1% | 37 | 148 | 24:46 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | COL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 6 | 20 | 5.0% | 11 | 10 | 25:40 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 60 | 17 | 49 | 66 | +16 | 30 | 176 | 9.7% | 65 | 78 | 26:23 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | COL | 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | +7 | 10 | 71 | 11.3% | 28 | 43 | 27:04 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 77 | 28 | 58 | 86 | +48 | 26 | 240 | 11.7% | 95 | 110 | 25:40 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | COL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8.7% | 17 | 13 | 24:24 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 44 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +17 | 12 | 104 | 7.7% | 49 | 36 | 24:19 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 57 | 12 | 38 | 50 | +12 | 12 | 121 | 9.9% | 45 | 47 | 21:01 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | COL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 14 | 7.1% | 9 | 10 | 17:22 |
Cale Makar news
- Avalanche's Cale Makar reveals why it's tough to win fight against Nathan MacKinnonYahoo Sports
- Cale Makar News: Puts up two assistsRotoWire
- Avalanche's Cale Makar: Puts up two assistsCBS Sports
- Cale Makar News: Set to play in Friday's preseason gameRotoWire
- NHL Injury Notes: Avs, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Kings, Penguins, Capitals and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Cale Makar is back from injury, might play for the Avalanche in the preseason - Denver SportsDenver Sports 104.3 The Fan
- Avalanche's Cale Makar: Ditches non-contact jerseyCBS Sports
- Avalanche's Cale Makar: Set to play in Friday's preseason gameCBS Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.