Overview

• He led all NHL defensemen with 30 goals, 62 assists and 92 points, becoming the first blueliner to reach 30 goals since Mike Green in 2008-09.
• Makar received 176 of 191 first-place votes and totaled 1,861 points in Professional Hockey Writers Association balloting to outpace finalists Zach Werenski and Quinn Hughes.
• His season began with a 13-game point streak, the second-longest start by a defenseman in NHL history.
• At 26 years old, he joined Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin and Paul Coffey as players with multiple Norris Trophies before turning 27.
• He was surprised with the award during a golf outing in Calgary, where family and friends presented him with the trophy.