NHL.com’s fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we take a look at the advanced stats behind Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar’s 30-goal season.
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Cale Makar is in rare company after scoring 30 goals in a single season as a defenseman, and his brilliant advanced metrics have him on track for even more accolades down the road.
The 26-year-old, who already has won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche (2022), as well as the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs (2022), the Norris Trophy as the League’s best defenseman (2022) and the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year (2020), became the ninth…