Blackwood allowed two goals on 38 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Stars.
Blackwood kept the Sharks in a game against a tough opponent. He didn't have anything left at the end, letting three straight Stars to score in the shootout. Blackwood has allowed seven goals on 78 shots while going 0-0-2 to begin the year, but he's at least putting up a competitive effort under a heavy workload. With a road back-to-back up next -- Thursday in Chicago and Friday in Winnipeg -- expect Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek to each get a start in the near future.