The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 at Ball Arena. Gavin Brindley and Cale Makar both snapped goal-scoring droughts in the home win.

Even though Cale Makar is widely considered the best defenseman in the NHL, he’s catching a lot of flak for his decision to drift back in 3-on-3 overtime, the sequence in which Team Canada lost the gold medal.

Cale Makar leads all NHL defensemen in assists and points, and he’s just one goal off the lead in goal scoring. Imagine what his numbers would look like if the Avalanche could figure out their power play. It’s December, and the Avalanche are dominating ...

MacKinnon’s second point came on Necas’ second goal. Filip Gustavsson was the Wild netminder this evening, and he got visibly sick in his own crease with less than a minute left. A cold Wahlstedt would fill in and immediately forfeit a back-door goal. MacKinnon’s seam pass on this play was just about the only one that worked all night.

NASHVILLE — The power play helped the Colorado Avalanche salvage a point and turned a regulation loss into a coin toss. For the fourth time in as many tries this season, the shootout did not flip the Avs’ way. This one took a scary turn though.

Rookie defenseman Cale Makar will replace the injured Sam Girard as the Avalanche enters Game 4 of its first-round playoff series against Calgary Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center. Makar, 20, made his NHL debut in Monday’s Game 3, just two days after ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar is playing at a level that no modern defenseman can compete with. The 26-year-old blue liner is simply in a class of his own. To find an accurate comparison, you would have to look to the past. This might shock some ...

Makar scored a power-play goal on six shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Predators. Makar's tally came with eight seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 3-3. It was his first power-play goal of the campaign.