Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar of Calgary, Alberta registered his first career National Hockey League hat trick. He accomplished the feat in a dominant 7-2 Avalanche win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
Makar first scored at 5:15 of the first period from defenseman Devon Toews of Abbotsford, British Columbia and Nathan MacKinnon of Halifax, Nova Scotia on an all-Canadian goal. Makar then put the Avalanche up 4-2 from Mikko Rantanen and MacKinnon at 16:12 of the second period, and then scored with 34 seconds left in the second period on the power-play from Jonathan Drouin of Ste-Agathe, Quebec and Rantanen to put the Avalanche up 5-2.
Makar actually had a four-point game as he assisted on a goal by MacKinnon. Four Canadians scored for the Avalanche. In addition to Makar and MacKinnon, the Canadians to score were Jean-Luc Foudy of Scarborough, Ontario and Drouin. Three Canadians had a multi-point game. MacKinnon also had four points as he had one goal and three assists, and Drouin had one goal and one assist for two points.
In 2023-24, Makar has 17 goals and 53 assists for 70 points in 59 games. He is a +10 with 14 penalty minutes, 30 power-play points, four shorthanded points, 182 shots on goal, 110 blocked shots, 30 hits, 55 takeaways and 34 giveaways.