Sharks' Mackenzie Blackwood: First goalie to leave ice

Blackwood was the first goalie to exit the ice Tuesday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports, indicating he'll patrol the blue paint against Dallas on the road.

Blackwood gave up five goals on 40 shots in his season debut versus the Blues, suffering an overtime loss. It figures to be a season-long battle between the 27-year-old netminder and Vitek Vanecek for the starting role in San Jose -- not to mention the possible addition of Yaroslav Askarov to the goalie mix.