Makar's combination of skating and vision were on display when he scored his 100th career 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.

Makar scored two goals in a 6-3 win over Dallas on Saturday. The snipes included his 100th goal, coming in his 362nd game. Makar is the sixth-fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach the milestone.

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).