Cale Makar deflects not only shots but any mention of milestones related to him. It’s just the nature of the Colorado Avalanche’s dynamic defenseman.

Cale Makar reached a significant milestone against the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon. His goal at 10:31 in the second period was No. 100 for the 26-year-old defenseman.

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 take a look at the reasons for the Columbus Blue Jackets’ surprising season with their advanced metrics highlights.

The five-foot-10 blue-liner won the Norris Trophy for the NHL's best defenseman in 2023-24, and with half of this season in the books, he's making another case for himself. Throughout all of the turmoil that the Vancouver Canucks have endured, Hughes' numbers have remained consistent.

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Midway through the NHL's regular season, the debate for the Norris Trophy is in full swing. And Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes and Zach Werenski are leading the race.

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.

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks without playing the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

In the hockey world, this is the roadmap of Jon Cooper’s career, a meandering journey that started in his western Canadian hometown and featured stops in places like Green Bay, Wisconsin and Texarkana, Arkansas before culminating in helping to bring a pair of Stanley Cup titles to the Sunshine state (2021, 2022) as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The defenseman scored his first goal for Minnesota against Nashville and is sticking to his plan to “go day by day.”

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