Defence · #8 · COL

Cale Makar

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 187 lb
Born: Oct 30, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Draft: 2017, COL, round 1, 4th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 18; COL
TOI: 412; 22:54 a game
CF%: 60.2; 513–339
xGF%: 60.9; 31.7–20.4
GF%: 59.7; 37–25

2026-27 individual

G: 5
A1: 12
A2: 6
P: 23
iSF: 47
Sh%: 10.6
ixG: 3.10
G−ixG: 1.90

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	10.6	10.3	+0.3	6.5
On-ice Sh%	14.0	12.3	+1.7	10.9
PDO	100.9	102.4	-1.6	99.7
G−ixG	+1.90	–	–	–

Sh% z +0.1. Within what chance gives: at the 10.1% expected of him, his 47 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts54.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net37.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 412 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

65 unblocked · 47 SOG · 5 G · 3.09 ixG. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	3	1	1	100.0	20.6
High slot	2	1	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	15	11	3	27.3	9.9
Point and perimeter	44	34	1	2.9	4.4
Behind the net	1	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 COL	COL	57	1198	59.5	64.5	61.0	+14.1	70.96	45.28	11.8	90.6	102.4
2020-21 COL	COL	44	1070	65.6	68.9	68.0	+14.7	75.45	35.54	11.7	90.2	101.9
2021-22 COL	COL	77	1976	59.5	68.9	62.0	+15.6	139.81	85.83	12.2	92.1	104.2
2022-23 COL	COL	60	1583	57.5	60.6	56.7	+6.7	101.19	77.19	11.6	90.8	102.3
2023-24 COL	COL	77	1907	54.7	58.3	55.7	+6.7	126.74	100.87	13.1	88.8	102.0
2024-25 COL	COL	80	2057	57.4	59.8	57.0	+6.2	143.98	108.52	12.8	88.5	101.3
2025-26 COL	COL	75	1864	58.0	63.9	60.4	+6.1	134.22	87.88	12.5	90.4	102.9
2026-27 COL	COL	18	412	60.2	59.7	60.9	+13.5	31.67	20.37	14.0	86.8	100.9
Total COL	COL	488	12067	58.4	62.9	59.5	+9.6	824.02	561.48	12.4	90.0	102.4

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Makar without	Without Makar	With	Makar without	Without Makar	With	Makar without	Without Makar	With	Makar without	Without Makar
ToewsDevon Toews D	189	99	128	60.9 12.6–8.1	54.0 +6.9	54.6 +6.3	57.1 224–168	56.1 +1.1	56.0 +1.2	66.7 16–8	50.0 9–9	88.9 8–1
MacKinnonNathan MacKinnon C	161	127	130	58.3 11.2–8.0	58.9 -0.5	46.3 +12.0	56.9 205–155	56.5 +0.4	47.7 +9.3	55.2 16–13	69.2 9–4	73.3 11–4
LehkonenArtturi Lehkonen LW	149	139	125	58.2 10.1–7.2	58.9 -0.7	41.1 +17.2	56.0 186–146	57.7 -1.6	44.1 +12.0	65.2 15–8	52.6 10–9	68.8 11–5
NecasMartin Necas C	142	146	148	61.3 10.1–6.4	55.5 +5.7	49.0 +12.2	57.1 172–129	56.4 +0.7	50.7 +6.4	60.9 14–9	57.9 11–8	66.7 12–6
KadriNazem Kadri C	82	206	181	66.9 5.6–2.8	55.5 +11.3	45.7 +21.2	61.7 103–64	54.9 +6.8	48.1 +13.6	72.7 8–3	54.8 17–14	50.0 7–7
KulakBrett Kulak D	57	231	268	44.7 2.9–3.6	62.2 -17.4	45.7 -0.9	51.9 67–62	58.1 -6.1	49.1 +2.8	28.6 2–5	65.7 23–12	61.1 11–7
LandeskogGabriel Landeskog LW	54	234	189	59.8 3.2–2.1	58.3 +1.5	52.9 +6.9	55.6 55–44	57.0 -1.4	53.1 +2.5	60.0 6–4	59.4 19–13	42.9 6–8
NelsonBrock Nelson C	54	235	191	62.0 3.2–2.0	57.9 +4.1	48.8 +13.2	58.3 63–45	56.4 +1.9	50.3 +8.1	83.3 5–1	55.6 20–16	45.5 5–6

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 13 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 @ TOR · W 6-3	@ TOR	W 6-3	58.2	60.0	71.3	23	2.52	1.02	18.8	85.7	104.5
2026-11-07 vs DET · W 4-0	vs DET	W 4-0	68.9	100.0	79.4	23	2.46	0.64	23.5	100.0	123.5
2026-11-05 vs NSH · L 2-3 OT	vs NSH	L 2-3 OT	56.0	–	37.1	27	1.16	1.97	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-03 @ CBJ · L 2-7	@ CBJ	L 2-7	66.7	33.3	60.1	23	1.82	1.21	10.5	60.0	70.5
2026-11-02 @ CHI · W 5-2	@ CHI	W 5-2	53.2	66.7	57.7	23	1.77	1.30	33.3	75.0	108.3
2026-10-31 vs CGY · W 5-2	vs CGY	W 5-2	51.0	100.0	72.6	24	2.19	0.83	29.4	100.0	129.4
2026-10-28 vs NJD · W 5-2	vs NJD	W 5-2	68.4	0.0	59.6	26	2.58	1.75	0.0	84.6	84.6
2026-10-25 @ NSH · L 2-6	@ NSH	L 2-6	65.7	0.0	65.6	23	1.06	0.56	0.0	77.8	77.8
2026-10-23 vs TBL · W 6-3	vs TBL	W 6-3	52.2	75.0	58.2	21	1.73	1.24	23.1	90.0	113.1
2026-10-20 @ NJD · L 3-4	@ NJD	L 3-4	62.3	40.0	55.3	23	1.90	1.53	11.1	82.4	93.5
2026-10-19 @ PHI · L 2-3	@ PHI	L 2-3	62.5	0.0	38.1	24	1.13	1.83	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-16 vs PIT · W 5-2	vs PIT	W 5-2	56.1	100.0	68.8	22	2.34	1.06	15.0	100.0	115.0
2026-10-14 vs DAL · L 2-3 SO	vs DAL	L 2-3 SO	67.4	66.7	57.7	23	1.29	0.95	16.7	85.7	102.4
2026-10-10 vs TOR · L 3-6	vs TOR	L 3-6	79.6	33.3	70.6	22	2.49	1.03	5.9	60.0	65.9
2026-10-08 @ CGY · W 7-3	@ CGY	W 7-3	44.2	75.0	41.0	22	0.98	1.41	27.3	92.9	120.1
2026-10-07 @ WPG · L 2-3	@ WPG	L 2-3	58.3	50.0	67.3	25	1.69	0.82	6.3	88.9	95.1
2026-10-03 vs STL · W 6-1	vs STL	W 6-1	66.7	100.0	90.7	20	1.44	0.15	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-09-30 vs LAK · W 8-4	vs LAK	W 8-4	42.9	50.0	50.9	18	1.11	1.07	18.2	81.8	100.0