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Cale Makar's NHL career
Points
514
Games
477
Assists
375
Goals
139
Plus/minus
+171
Defenceman Cale Makar was drafted 4th overall by Colorado Avalanche in 2017. He has played 9 seasons, all of them for Colorado Avalanche, since 2018. So far that is 477 games and 514 points, 139 goals and 375 assists.
Below: the whole of Cale Makar's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20172017 NHL Draft
Cale Makar is drafted 4 overall by Colorado Avalanche
First off the board- 1Nico HischierNJD
- 2Nolan PatrickPHI
- 3Miro HeiskanenDAL
Swedes from the same draft
Elias Pettersson554 GP · 517 P- Jesper Boqvist392 GP · 107 P
- Fabian Zetterlund337 GP · 152 P
- 1 year, 9 months and 23 days later · 2 seasonsYear 20192018-2019 seasonNHL debut
Cale Makar makes his NHL debut
Cale was 20 years old ·
Pepsi Center, USAFirst NHL goalFirst NHL pointOther Swedes on the ice:
Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm, among others.Season2018-2019
Cale Makar's first NHL season: 0 points
Events82games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2018-2019Points0Games0 of 820%Goals0Assists0P/GP—+/-0PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks0 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundCGYCalgary Flames4–1Second roundSJSSan Jose Sharks3–4 - Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Cale Makar scores 50 points and wins the Calder Memorial Trophy
EventsCalder Memorial TrophyThe whole season and the playoff run2019-2020Points50NHL#68Games57 of 7081%Goals12NHL#190Assists38NHL#39P/GP0.88NHL#47+/-+12NHL#70PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars0 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundARIArizona Coyotes4–1Second roundDALDallas Stars3–4 - Year 2021Season
2020-2021
Cale Makar scores 44 points
Events12games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2020-2021Points44NHL#48Games44 of 5679%Goals8NHL#223Assists36NHL#19P/GP1.00NHL#21+/-+17NHL#43PlayoffsEliminated by Vegas Golden Knights0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–0Second roundVGKVegas Golden Knights2–4 - Year 2022Season
2021-2022
Cale Makar scores 86 points and wins the Stanley Cup
EventsStanley CupConn Smythe TrophyJames Norris Memorial TrophyThe whole season and the playoff run2021-2022Points86NHL#20Games77 of 8294%Goals28NHL#54Assists58NHL#16P/GP1.12NHL#27+/-+48NHL#5PlayoffsStanley Cup0 of 20 games0 pointsFirst roundNSHNashville Predators4–0Second roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–2Conference finalEDMEdmonton Oilers4–0Stanley Cup FinalTBLTampa Bay Lightning4–2 - Year 2023Season
2022-2023
Cale Makar scores 66 points
Events22games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2022-2023Points66NHL#70Games60 of 8273%Goals17NHL#153Assists49NHL#32P/GP1.10NHL#23+/-+16NHL#68PlayoffsEliminated by Seattle Kraken0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundSEASeattle Kraken3–4 - Year 2024Season
2023-2024
Cale Makar scores 90 points
EventsCareer bestHis best assist seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2023-2024Points90NHL#16Games77 of 8294%Goals21NHL#116Assists69NHL#6P/GP1.17NHL#14+/-+15NHL#76PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars0 of 11 games0 pointsFirst roundWPGWinnipeg Jets4–1Second roundDALDallas Stars2–4 - Year 2025Season
2024-2025
Cale Makar scores 92 points — the best season of his career
EventsJames Norris Memorial TrophyCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2024-2025Points92NHL#9Games80 of 8298%Goals30NHL#40Assists62NHL#8P/GP1.15NHL#12+/-+28NHL#19PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundDALDallas Stars3–4 - Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Cale Makar scores 79 points
The whole season and the playoff run2025-2026Points79NHL#27Games75 of 8291%Goals20NHL#121Assists59NHL#15P/GP1.05NHL#29+/-+32NHL#15PlayoffsEliminated by Vegas Golden Knights0 of 13 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–0Second roundMINMinnesota Wild4–1Conference finalVGKVegas Golden Knights0–4 - Season
2026-2027
Cale Makar scores 7 points
The whole season2026-2027Points7NHL#51Games7 of 7100%Goals3NHL#46Assists4NHL#66P/GP1.00NHL#41+/-+3NHL#73