Cale Makar headshot

D · COL · #8

Cale Makar

Height
HT 6'0"
Weight
WT 187 lbs
Birth date
Oct 30, 1998 (age 27)
Bio
CAN · Shoots R

He ranks D3 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Prime production window for a skater.

Dynasty Value Score

8,892

#7 overall · D1 of 272

2025–26 scoring

348.1 pts

75 GP · 4.6 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

356.9 pts

75.6 games · 4.7 PPG

19.6 G · 60.8 A · 80.4 P · 25:06 TOI · 3:60 PP · 14.8 xG

Projection range

303.3–387.1

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2624:514:1145.3%2013.423.7 mph
2026–27Proj25:063:6045.1%19.614.823.6 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003004005002019: 205.4 FP20520192020: 181.9 FP18220202021: 404.5 FP40520212022: 286.9 FP28720222023: 401.8 FP40220232024: 417.6 FP41820242025: 348.1 FP34820252026 projection: 356.9 FP3572026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMxGHD
2026–27Proj75.6356.94.725:063:6019.660.880.432.21.7215.839.5124.813.519.114.848.7
2025–2675348.14.624:514:1120597929019935118322413.442
2024–2580417.65.225:433:3930629235324651128281418.665
2023–2477401.85.224:464:0521699039423137148151614.245
2022–2360286.94.826:234:0117496630017665781630——
2021–2277404.55.325:403:50285886340240951104826——
2020–2144181.94.124:194:118364422010449361712——
2019–2057205.43.621:013:4312385019012145471212——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Cale Makar's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Makar's Dynasty Value Score?
Makar scores 8,892 out of 10,000 (#7 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Makar's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 356.9 NHL-standard fantasy points over 75.595 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.