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Cale Makar

#8 · Defenseman · Colorado Avalanche

Shoots right · 27 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season43361021:28
Last season7520597919924:51

Role

Where he fits on Colorado right now.

Line

P1 with D. Toews · 12:19 a game together

Power play

PP1 Quarterback

Penalty kill

Second wave 7 of 10 kills · 0:48 a kill · starts only 3

Ice time

21:28 a game, most among Colorado defensemen · 16:04 5-on-5 · 3:38 PP · 1:23 PK

Competition

About average among defensemen · home tougher than 62%, road easier than 60%

Easier opponents than 85% of defensemen · road 96%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

  • Creating his own chances1st

    0.40 expected goals /60better than 99% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals1st

    0.58 first assists /60better than 99% of defensemen

  • Top speedTop 5

    23.7 mphfaster than 98% of defensemen

  • Fast burstsTop 5

    7.0 bursts /60more often than 98% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 121.08 hits /60behind 94% of defensemenfewer than 83% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Hardest shot1st

    101.9 mphharder than 99% of defensemen

  • Finishing

    +0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 92% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    8.99 miles /60farther than 85% of defensemen

  • Creating his own chances

    0.25 expected goals /60better than 81% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 320.00 hits /60behind 81% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Cale MakarAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 75, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.01 expected goals /60top 44%

    +0.03 expected goals /60top 32%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.06 expected goals against /60top 35%

    −0.04 expected goals against /60top 44%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    14.2 shot attempts /60top 6%

    10.3 shot attempts /60top 37%

  • Creating his own chances1st
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.40 expected goals /60top 1%

    0.25 expected goals /60top 19%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.7 goals above expected /100 shotstop 6%

    +0.7 goals above expected /100 shotstop 8%

  • Setting up goals1st
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.58 first assists /60top 1%

    0.39 first assists /60top 19%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.78 expected goals /60top 39%

    0.62 expected goals /60bottom 39%

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 35%

    0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 12bottom 6%1.08 hits /60bottom 17%

    hitting score 32bottom 19%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 91bottom 41%3.82 blocks /60bottom 39%

    blocking score 98average4.19 blocks /60average

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 131top 9%1.26 takeaways /60top 7%

    takeaway score 99average0.70 takeaways /60bottom 36%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.59 penalties drawn /60top 22%

    0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 39%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.37 penalties taken /60top 9%

    0.57 penalties taken /60top 38%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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332 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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11 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left33
  • Wide right56
  • Over the net24
  • Off the post or crossbar12
  • Short or other3

128 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speedTop 5
    SlowerBurner

    23.7 mphtop 2%

    21.1 mphtop 31%

  • Fast burstsTop 5
    RareFrequent

    7.0 bursts /60top 2%

    2.8 bursts /60top 29%

  • Hardest shotTop 51st
    SofterCannon

    101.9 mphtop 2%

    101.9 mphtop 1%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.79 miles /60top 15%

    8.99 miles /60top 15%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    43.3% of his timetop 20%

    44.3% of his timetop 22%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.