Cale Makar achieved a significant milestone against the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon. His goal at 10:31 of the second period marked No. 100 for the 26-year-old defenseman.

Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar found himself in awe of Cale Makar after the star defenseman enjoyed another prolific game during Colorado's 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. "I'm a little biased,

Cale Makar was picked to win the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the NHL by an NHL.com panel prior to the season and at the quarter mark of the season. Halfway into the season, he's still the favorite.

If he did look, Makar would notice he has 99 NHL goals in 356 games. His next goal will make him the fifth-fastest defenseman in the modern era to reach 100 goals, joining Bobby Orr (299 games), Paul Coffey (300), Ray Bourque (329) and Denis Potvin (348).

Makar's combination of skating and vision were on display when he scored his 100th goal on a power play Saturday in a 6-3 victory over Dallas. Makar was up top and moved the puck around the ice before receiving it back from Nathan MacKinnon. That set up Makar to unleash a rising wrist shot that beat Dallas goaltender Casey DeSmith.

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks without playing the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

It’s just the nature of the Colorado Avalanche’s dynamic defenceman. He’s not a big spotlight person even if he constantly finds himself in the limelight.

Cam Neely acknowledged the Bruins are at a crossroads, but Charlie Jacobs continues to frolic in the vernal land of unicorns and Black and Gold rainbows.

With 101 career goals and 287 assists, Makar is averaging 1.07 points a game. Should he keep up that pace, it would rank up there with the likes of Bobby Orr (1.39) and Paul Coffey (1.09) for the highest marks over a career by a defenseman in NHL history.

"You kind of forget how special he actually is," said forward Mikko Rantanen, who has played alongside the defenceman since Makar broke into the NHL.

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