Latest Cale Makar News
NHL referee Mitch Dunning communicative, can move extremities following violent collision
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night's game at Philadelphia. The NHL said Dunning was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons...
Makar scores 2 goals to lift Colorado past Flyers 3-2 in game marred by injured referee
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cale Makar scored two goals, Casey Mittelstadt scored one and Justus Annunen had 24 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night in a game where a referee was stretchered off the ice. Makar is off to a...
Avalanche score 5 goals in second period and end Hurricanes' 8-game win streak, 6-4
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 on Saturday night, snapping the Hurricanes' eight-game win streak. Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen and Sam Malinski also scored for...
Lehkonen scores go-ahead goal in return from injury as Avalanche beat Kraken 6-3
DENVER (AP) — Arturri Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in his season debut and Nathan MacKinnon had five assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Tuesday night. Mikko Rantanen added two goals for the Avalanche, who snapped a three-game...
Avalanche D Cale Makar 'tweaked something' and left the game against Seattle, Bednar says
DENVER (AP) — Colorado star defenseman Cale Makar left the Avalanche's 6-3 victory over Seattle in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury and returned for less that 30 seconds in the final period on Tuesday night. During his postgame news conference, coach Jared...
Suspended Valeri Nichushkin cleared to practice with Avalanche, remains in player assistance program
DENVER (AP) — The return of suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin to practice Monday was sudden enough that teammate Mikko Rantanen did a little double-take when he spotted him on the ice. Rantanen recovered with an ice breaker. “Threw a little...
Josi and Stamkos lead Predators to 5-2 win over Avalanche
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi and Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal and added an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night. Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg also a scored, and Juuse Saros made 28 saves as Nashville...
Nikita Kucherov scores first goal to ignite early flurry, Tampa Bay beats Colorado 5-2
DENVER (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored the first of three Tampa Bay goals in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and the Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Jake Guentzel and Conor Geekie also scored in the early flurry against goalie...
Justus Annunen leads Avalanche to fourth straight win with 5-1 rout of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Justus Annunen had 25 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. Ross Colton opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season. Cale Makar also scored in the first. Casey Mittelstadt...
Kiviranta scores 2 as Avalanche hold on to beat Kraken 3-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Joel Kiviranta and Nathan MacKinnon each scored in the second period to put Colorado ahead, and the Avalanche held on to beat the Seattle Kraken 3—2 on Tuesday. Kiviranta also scored late in the first period to give Colorado the lead and Justus Annunen had 25...
