Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Sharp in win against former team
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Blackwood stopped 32 of 34 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.
Blackwood's third start with the Avalanche came against the team that traded him away earlier in the month. The Sharks led 2-1 after two periods, but the Avalanche rallied to support their goalie, who had another strong showing between the pipes. Blackwood has allowed exactly two goals in each of his three starts with his new team, going 2-1-0. For the year, he's 8-10-3 with a 2.87 GAA and a .915 save percentage over 22 contests. It'll likely be Scott Wedgewood in goal for Friday's game versus the Ducks.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Facing Sharks
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Blackwood will protect the visiting crease versus San Jose on Thursday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Blackwood was dealt from San Jose to Colorado just 10 days ago, and this will be the first time he has faced his ex-teammates. Blackwood started the season with a 6-9-3 record with the Sharks, along with a 3.00 GAA and a .909 save percentage. He is 1-1-0 with the Avalanche, allowing only four goals on 63 shots (.937 save percentage). The Sharks are averaging 2.76 goals per game this season which is the ninth-worst mark in the league.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Makes 22 saves Monday
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Blackwood stopped 22 of 24 shots in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Canucks. The third goal was an empty-netter with 2:35 left in the third period.
The Avs couldn't find a way to stop Kiefer Sherwood, who beat Blackwood in each of the first and second periods -- the 29-year-old forward also accounted for the empty-net marker in the third frame -- to hand the netminder his second defeat over his last three outings. The 28-year-old goaltender has made five appearances this month, going 2-2-0 with a 2.40 GAA and a .935 save percentage. Despite the loss Monday, he's been performing well enough to remain a valuable fantasy option when he's protecting the Avs' crease.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Starting in Vancouver
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Blackwood will guard the road goal versus the Canucks on Monday, according to Kevin Woodley of NHL.com.
Blackwood stopped 37 shots in a 5-2 win over Nashville on Saturday during his Colorado debut. He posted a 6-9-3 record with a 3.00 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 19 appearances with San Jose before the trade, and his numbers should continue to improve as he plays more games for the Avalanche. Vancouver sits 12th in the league with 3.21 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Nabs first win for Colorado
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Blackwood turned aside 37 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.
Getting his first start since being traded from the Sharks to the Avalanche, Blackwood took a shutout into the third period but had to settle for his first win with his new club. The 28-year-old should get first crack at the top job in the revamped Colorado crease ahead of Scott Wedgewood. Blackwood has a 2.95 GAA and .912 save percentage through 20 outings this season, while his 7-9-3 record should improve quickly with a better offense supporting him.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Set to start Saturday
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Blackwood will protect the home net against Nashville on Saturday, according to Guerilla Sports.
Blackwood will finally make his Avalanche debut after being acquired from San Jose on Monday. He has a 6-9-3 record with a 3.00 GAA and a .909 save percentage through 19 appearances this season. Nashville ranks 32nd in the league with 2.27 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Joins new teammates on ice
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Blackwood (illness) was in attendance for Thursday's game-day skate.
Blackwood looks set to serve as the backup behind Scott Wedgewood in Thursday's matchup with Utah. Once the 28-year-old Blackwood is up to speed, he should be in line to split the workload. During his stint with San Jose, the Thunder Bay native went 6-9-3 with a 3.00 GAA and one shutout in 19 contests.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Won't play against Pittsburgh
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General manager Chris MacFarland said Monday that Blackwood won't join the Avalanche ahead of Tuesday's road game in Pittsburgh since the netminder is feeling under the weather, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Blackwood was traded from the Sharks to the Avalanche on Monday, but he'll have to wait until at least Thursday's home game against Utah before he can make his team debut. Scott Wedgewood will likely operate as Colorado's starting netminder against the Penguins on Tuesday.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Dealt to Colorado
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Blackwood, Givani Smith and a 2027 fifth-round pick were traded from the Sharks to the Avalanche on Monday in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick.
After splitting time in the net with Vitek Vanecek early in the 2024-25 campaign, Blackwood had been operating as the Sharks' No. 1 goaltender in recent weeks. He was decent over his last 10 outings, posting a 2.91 GAA and .908 save percentage, but he had to settle for a 3-5-1 record during that time. He'll now compete for playing time in Colorado with Scott Wedgewood, who was traded to the Avalanche at the end of November and has recorded a 2-1-0 record, 1.44 GAA and .951 save percentage over his first three appearances with his new team.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Big game not enough Saturday
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Blackwood stopped 49 of 52 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Panthers.
Blackwood returned to a starting role after a relief appearance Thursday in which he gave up three goals in an 8-1 loss to Tampa Bay. The 27-year-old had won his last two starts against Seattle and Washington but couldn't keep that streak alive despite making a season-high 49 saves -- only the second time he's made more than 40 saves in a game. Despite losing Saturday, Blackwood has looked solid of late. Even when factoring in the relief appearance against the Lightning on Thursday, he's 2-1-0 with a 2.48 GAA and a .936 save percentage in his last four contests.
Blackwood will be in the visiting crease versus Florida on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
Blackwood has won his last two starts, allowing three goals on 66 shots. He also played Thursday in Tampa Bay, allowing three goals on 23 shots in relief of Vitek Vanecek. Blackwood is 6-8-3 with a 3.00 GAA and a .905 save percentage. The Panthers sit third in the league with 3.78 goals per game.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Appears in relief
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Blackwood allowed three goals on 24 shots in relief Thursday after entering the 8-1 loss to Tampa Bay to start the second period.
Vitek Vanecek was mercy pulled after allowing five goals on 12 shots in the first period. Blackwood was already earning the majority of starts, and that could tick up even more given Vanecek's recent performances. Blackwood entered the game with a .909 save percentage and 2.94 GAA over 16 starts compared to Vanecek's .894 save percentage and 3.52 GAA across 10 starts.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Stifles Caps offense
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Blackwood made 27 saves Tuesday in s 2-1 win over Washington.
Blacky made some great saves in the first period and then locked the net down after Nic Dowd's goal at 13:02 of the second. Otherwise, he flat-out stifled the Caps offense Tuesday, especially as San Jose had to kill off three penalties. Blackwood has won two straight games, and he has a .909 save percentage in 19 appearances this season.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: First off at morning skate
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Blackwood is slated to start on the road against the Capitals on Tuesday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Blackwood has posted a 5-8-3 record, .904 save percentage and 3.06 GAA through 16 appearances. The Ontario native bounced back in his last start, stopping 36 of 38 shots in a 4-2 win over Seattle after losing three consecutive prior contests. Blackwood will have his hands full against a Washington team that's put up a league-best 4.21 goals per game through 24 outings.
Blackwood stopped 36 of 38 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.
Blackwood snapped his three-game losing streak and helped the Sharks complete a home-and-home sweep of the Kraken with this strong outing. The 27-year-old has resumed alternating starts lately, and that means both Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek can be penciled in for decent shares of playing time. Blackwood is now 5-8-3 with a 3.06 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 16 outings (15 starts) this season. The Sharks' road trip has them heading east for a challenging week, with their next game against the Capitals on Tuesday.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Starting in Seattle
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Blackwood will defend the road net versus the Kraken on Saturday, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.
Blackwood has surrendered 10 goals on 70 shots over his last three outings. He has a 4-8-3 record with one shutout, a 3.14 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 15 games this season. Seattle ranks 20th in the league with 2.83 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 8-5 to San Jose on Friday.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Awful in loss
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Blackwood allowed four goals on 11 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Senators.
Aside from when he was pulled for an extra attacker, Blackwood played the whole game. He wasted a strong defensive effort from the Sharks -- the 11 shots against made this easily the lightest workload he's faced all season. Blackwood dropped to 4-8-3 with a 3.14 GAA and a .900 save percentage through 15 appearances. He's been the Sharks' top option in goal so far, but his overall numbers limit his fantasy value to formats where playing time matters more than results. Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek are likely to split the upcoming home-and-home set versus the Kraken, which begins in San Jose on Friday before wrapping up in Seattle on Saturday.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: First off Wednesday
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Blackwood is expected to start at home against Ottawa on Wednesday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.
Blackwood has a 4-7-3 record, 3.07 GAA and .907 save percentage in 14 appearances in 2024-25. He's allowed at least three goals in each of his last three starts. Ottawa ranks 15th offensively with 3.14 goals per game.
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Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: Backing up Monday
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Contrary to a prior report, Blackwood will not start in goal versus the Kings on Monday. Yaroslav Askarov will start between the pipes, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.
Blackwood will be the backup to Askarov on home ice Monday. The 27-year-old Blackwood has put up a 4-7-3 record, .907 save percentage and 3.07 GAA through 14 appearances.
