#8 · Defense

Cale Makar

Age: 27
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 187 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Calgary, Alberta, CAN

GP: 5
G: 3
A: 4
P: 7
+/-: +2
SOG: 13

Drafted 2017 · Round 1, #4 overall (COL)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 5 GP
GP	5	4	5
G	3	1	2+1
A	4	4	5-1
P	7	5	7
SOG	13	12	15-2
PPP	1	2	2-1
+/-	+2	+4	+6-4
PIM	2	6	6-4
TOI/GP	21:30	24:29−2:59	24:15−2:45
SH%	23.1	8.3+14.7	13.3+9.7

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Makar is shooting 23.1% (3 on 13 shots) against 10.5% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.6 expected goals this season (G − xG +2.4).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 51.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 57.6; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -1.5; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.112; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.6; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +2.4; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 62.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 16:50; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

22 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Makar is used

#8 · D · Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PP1
PK1

Ice time / game: 22:19; 16:50 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 62.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 57.6%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Makar60.8s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Makar43%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Devon Toews51.7 min together57%shot attempts

Nathan MacKinnon37.7 min together57%shot attempts

Artturi Lehkonen35.4 min together49%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Colorado Avalanche	5	3	4	7	+2	2	0	13	23.1	21:30
2025–26	Colorado Avalanche	75	20	59	79	+32	24	4	199	10.1	24:51
2025–26 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	11	4	1	5	+5	4	0	29	13.8	25:25
2024–25	Colorado Avalanche	80	30	62	92	+28	14	12	246	12.2	25:43
2024–25 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	7	1	4	5	-1	2	0	26	3.8	26:48
2023–24	Colorado Avalanche	77	21	69	90	+15	16	7	231	9.1	24:46
2023–24 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	11	5	10	15	-3	0	3	36	13.9	26:59
2022–23	Colorado Avalanche	60	17	49	66	+16	30	5	176	9.7	26:23
2022–23 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	6	1	4	5	+5	6	0	20	5.0	25:40
2021–22	Colorado Avalanche	77	28	58	86	+48	26	9	240	11.7	25:40
2021–22 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	20	8	21	29	+7	10	2	71	11.3	27:04
2020–21	Colorado Avalanche	44	8	36	44	+17	12	4	104	7.7	24:19
2020–21 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	10	2	8	10	0	2	2	23	8.7	24:24
2019–20	Colorado Avalanche	57	12	38	50	+12	12	4	121	9.9	21:01
2019–20 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	15	4	11	15	+12	0	2	36	11.1	23:41
2018–19 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	10	1	5	6	+3	0	0	14	7.1	17:22

	Opp							TOI
Sat, Oct 10	vsTOR	0	1	1	-1	3	2	21:37
Thu, Oct 8	@CGY	2	1	3	+2	2	0	22:17
Wed, Oct 7	@WPG	0	0	0	0	4	0	25:16
Sat, Oct 3	vsSTL	1	0	1	+2	3	0	20:04
Wed, Sep 30	vsLAK	0	2	2	-1	1	0	18:14

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Canada · OG	6	2	4	6	+5	2	1	20	10.0	22:30
2024–25	Canada · 4 Nations	3	0	1	1	+1	0	0	6	0.0	26:46
2018–19	Univ. of Massachusetts · NCAA	41	16	33	49	+32	31	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Univ. of Massachusetts · NCAA	34	5	16	21	+9	20	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Canada U20 · WJC-20	7	3	5	8	+5	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Brooks Bandits · AJHL	54	24	51	75	–	18	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Canada West U19 · WJAC-19	4	4	4	8	–	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Brooks Bandits · AJHL	13	5	11	16	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Brooks Bandits · AJHL	54	10	45	55	–	28	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Canada West U19 · WJAC-19	4	1	0	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Brooks Bandits · AJHL	13	3	11	14	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Brooks Bandits · AJHL	3	1	4	5	0	4	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Calgary Flames Midget AAA · AMHL	34	7	16	23	0	14	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Brooks Bandits · AJHL	20	1	6	7	0	4	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Calgary Flames Midget AAA · AMHL	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Calgary Flames Bantam AAA · AMBHL	33	3	19	22	0	22	–	–	–	–
2011–12	NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA · HCBAA	28	4	16	20	0	18	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA · HCBAA	5	0	3	3	0	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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