It’s just the nature of the Colorado Avalanche’s dynamic defenseman . He’s not a big spotlight person even if he constantly finds himself in the limelight.

Will he re-sign in Carolina after this season -- and if not, where else? And what will other contenders do to keep pace ahead of the March 7 deadline?

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar issued an honest message to Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and the rest of the team after a 3-2 overtime loss against the Winnipeg Jets.

While the 2024-2025 season hasn't been very kind to the Pittsburgh Penguins, their captain Sidney Crosby has had an excellent individual campaign. Playing in hi

Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4.

With 101 career goals and 287 assists, Makar is averaging 1.07 points a game. Should he keep up that pace, it would rank up there with the likes of Bobby Orr (1.39) and Paul Coffey (1.09) for the highest marks over a career by a defenseman in NHL history.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, right, acknowledges the crowd after scoring two goals against the Dallas Stars in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Denver. Credit ...

Team Canada has announced that Sidney Crosby will be captain for the nation during the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Connor McDavid and Cale Makar are set to be the alternate captains as well.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter the matchup with the Colorado Avalanche after losing three games in a row. Colorado is 29-21-2 overall and 7-8-1 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have conceded 164 goals while scoring 169 for a +5 scoring differential.

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It’s become a pattern now — the Colorado Avalanche look like the better team for the better part of the first 40 minutes and then the final period is a problem.