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.

Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen scored the game-winning goal with 15 seconds left in the 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon. The two points put Colorado ahead of Minnesota for the Central Division’s No.

Down a goal and given a reprieve when Makar’s potential hat-trick tally was wiped off the board early in the third, the Rangers made a huge push. Artemi Panarin tied the game with 4:58 remaining, and New York had its chance on the power play.