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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#8STEADYPPI 99Cale Makar is a 27-year-old defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche. Selected 4th overall by COL in the 2017 NHL Draft. Born in Calgary, CAN.
In 2025-26, Cale has been a consistent offensive contributor with 20 goals and 59 assists for 79 points in 75 games. He averages 1.05 points per game on 24:50 of ice time. Primarily a playmaker, Cale's game is built around creating chances for teammates.
2025-26 · Regular season
#16 NHL
#28 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 62–107 pts
STEADY — 97th percentile at D, 71% hit rate (75 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Cale was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 75 games, 2,004 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
58.8 vs 54.8 lg
85th percentile
Quality of teammates
77.7 vs 53.2 lg
100th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Cale takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
319
Goals vs expected
18 vs 14.4 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
7%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
81
Offense
90
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
9-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 9-point gap between offensive (81th) and defensive (90th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
9-pt spreadBalanced two-way profile. The 9-point gap between offensive (81th) and defensive (90th) percentiles shows a well-rounded player.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Cale Makar's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | COL | 75 | 20 | 59 | 79 | +32 | 199 | 10.1% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | COL | 80 | 30 | 62 | 92 | +28 | 246 | 12.2% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | COL | 77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | +15 | 231 | 9.1% |
Form
Cale's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27:30 |
| May 24 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:14 |
| May 13 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:50 |
| May 11 | @ MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 26:09 |
| May 9 | @ MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 29:06 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Colorado Avalanche this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | COL | 60 | 17 | 49 | 66 | +16 | 176 | 9.7% |
| 21-222021-22 | COL | 77 | 28 | 58 | 86 | +48 | 240 | 11.7% |
| 20-212020-21 | COL | 44 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +17 | 104 | 7.7% |
| 19-202019-20 | COL | 57 | 12 | 38 | 50 | +12 | 121 | 9.9% |
| Career | — | 470 | 136 | 371 | 507 | +168 | 1317 | 10.3% |
Brent Burns
D · 35 pts
