
Taylor Makar News



Ross Colton (lower body) will return from a multi-game absence on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens, resulting in Makar being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Makar is averaging 6:22 time-on-ice and has zero points in nine games this season.

Makar has played his first five NHL games this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The 24-year-old has 13 points (7G / 6A) in 32 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL).



Makar made his NHL debut earlier this season, going scoreless in three games, but has spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL. The 24-year-old seventh-round pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft has 10 points (6G / 4A) in 26 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.


Makar made his NHL debut earlier this season, playing 6:07 time-on-ice, but has primarily been in the AHL. The 24-year-old forward has four points (1G / 3A) in 13 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL).

Makar made his NHL debut last week, playing 6:07 time-on-ice, but will exit the lineup on Tuesday as a healthy scratch. Tristen Nielsen will draw into the lineup as Makar's replacement.



Makar was a seventh-round pick, 220th overall, of the Avalanche in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old forward spent the previous four seasons playing collegiate hockey, including scoring 30 points (18G / 12A) in 2024-25 with the University of Maine (H-East).
