While Makar finished this particular matchup with more points, it was Hughes who took the lead in advanced stats. The Canucks defenceman finished the game with a CF% and xGF% of above 50% in all ...

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we compare the underlying metrics of ...

Makar, a two-time Norris Trophy winner (2022, 2025) and past Conn Smythe Trophy winner (2022), matches up against Hughes (won Norris Trophy in 2024) in the playoffs for the first time of their careers ...

Zach Werenski won the Norris Trophy Tuesday**, beating out Cale Makar and Rasmus Dahlen as the best NHL defenseman. Fourteen ...

What's the story on Cale Makar, the most important player in a series he hasn’t even touched? Eric Francis updates us on ...

The Western Conference Finals have been one-sided thus far, and now Cale Makar's status is completely unknown moving forward.

Lane Hutson is enjoying an exceptional 2025-26 season. The defenseman, who scored 66 points in his rookie year, is on track to shatter that mark this season, averaging one point per game so far this ...

The 2025-26 NHL season is barely a month old, but two players are already emerging as near-locks for the league’s top individual honors. On the Calder Trophy front, New York Islanders defenseman ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar left his team’s game against the Calgary Flames on Monday with an upper-body injury. Makar was hit by Flames forward Adam Klapka with just under 5:30 to go in ...

The Colorado Avalanche will be without standout defenseman Cale Makar for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on Friday ...

The Colorado Avalanche are getting a huge boost to their lineup on Sunday. Superstar defenseman Cale Makar will dress in […] ...

It wasn't great news for the Avalanche when Makar missed Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, and it's no better news ...