Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar recorded three assists, moving him into the NHL points lead and making history as the first defenseman this season to reach 20 goals. The Avalanche earned a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
moved back in the NHL points lead with three assists for 83 and was two up on Edmonton'sPlaying in his hometown, Makar was the first defenceman to reach 20 goals this season. He was also the first blue-liner since Brian Leetch produce three 20-goal seasons before his 27th birthday.
He's also the eighth defenceman in NHL history to record three or more 20-goal campaigns in his first six seasons, joining Paul Coffey , Denis Potvin , Ray Bourque , Bobby Orr , Steve Duchesne, Phil Housley and Reed Larson.stopped 30 shots in his fourth loss in his last five games. The NHL's rookie of the month in January dropped to 19-11-2.
Flames: Huberdeau's game-opening goal at 3:22 of the first period came on a two-man advantage. That made it three consecutive games with a five-on-three goal for Calgary, which was the first team to accomplish that since the Phoenix Coyotes on Jan. 23-26, 2013 . Calgary's power play has been hot of late going 6-for-17 over the past four games.Down 1-0 after 20 minutes, Colorado tied it 1:20 into the second period on Makar's goal. That ignited Colorado's big second-period push.
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