VIDEO: Cale Makar sets NHL record!
The Colorado Avalanche become the first NHL team to advance to the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs, winning 5-3 against the Nashville Predators on Monday night to conclude a series sweep of their central division rivals.
A huge part of that victory is the strong play from star defenseman Cale Makar, who set a record during the sweep, recording the most points by an NHL defenseman in a four game playoff stretch with an incredible 10 points!
Capping his sensational Rd1 with 3 more points (1G-2A) in helping the @Avalanche win 5-3 and eliminate the Predators on Monday, superstar defenceman Cale Makar finished with 3G-7A in the sweep. With it, he sets a new high for single playoff series of 4 games or fewer on this list pic.twitter.com/ItQoWEgqUz� StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) May 10, 2022
Makar is already having a career year his 3rd season in the NHL, scoring 86 points in 77 games, leading defensemen in goals, and ranking 5th in the league in plus/minus.
His strong playoff performance is only adding to his reputation as one of the best defensemen in the NHL.
Look at this set up from Cale Makar to Val Nichushkin 🥬 pic.twitter.com/OIGsiqMSN6� Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) May 10, 2022
Makar has also been named a finalist for the Norris trophy, alongside Victor Hedman and Roman Josi.
| POLL | ||
Who should win the Norris trophy? | ||
| Makar | 82 | 53.2 % |
| Hedman | 24 | 15.6 % |
| Josi | 48 | 31.2 % |
| List of polls | ||
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