Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Loses in overtime again
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Blackwood stopped 26 of 28 shots in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Stars in Game 3.
Blackwood put in a good effort, but Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin were able to get the better of him to put the Stars ahead 2-1 in the series. Blackwood has allowed seven goals on 91 shots, so he's played well and just hasn't gotten the results to go his way in the last two contests. The Avalanche trust the 28-year-old to handle a starting role, so expect him back between the pipes for Saturday's Game 4 at home.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: In goal for Game 3
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Blackwood will tend the twine at home versus the Stars in Game 3 on Wednesday.
Blackwood stopped 35 of 39 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 2, which allowed the Stars to tie the first-round series at 1-1. The 28-year-old Blackwood has handled a starting role for the Avalanche when healthy, and he'll have a chance to give them the upper hand again with the series shifting to home ice for this contest and Saturday's Game 4.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Beaten four times Monday
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Blackwood stopped 35 of 39 shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars in Game 2.
Blackwood was solid in his first career playoff appearance Saturday in Game 1, turning aside 23 of 24 shots en route to a 5-1 win, but he couldn't repeat that output in Game 2. He was beaten once in each period and later gave up the decider at the 17:46 mark of overtime. Blackwood has stopped 58 of the 63 shots he's faced in the first two games of the series, which is good for a .920 save percentage.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Tending twine in Game 2
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Blackwood will defend the road cage Monday against the Stars in Game 2, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.
Blackwood was solid in his first career playoff appearance Saturday in Game 1, turning aside 23 of 24 shots en route to a 5-1 win. The Stars will presumably lay it all on the line Monday to avoid a 2-0 series deficit ahead of Game 3 in Colorado on Wednesday, but the absences of Miro Heiskanen and Jason Robertson due to knee injuries may be too much to overcome against a deep Avalanche squad.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Steady in playoff debut
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Blackwood stopped 23 of 24 shots in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Stars in Game 1.
Making his playoff debut, Blackwood was up for the challenge. This was a close game for the better part of two periods, though the Avalanche's rally in the third made it look less competitive than it was. Blackwood limited the damage to a Roope Hintz power-play goal in the final frame. This ended a three-game losing streak for Blackwood, who was 28-21-6 with a 2.55 GAA and a .912 save percentage over 56 regular-season outings. While he shared the crease with Scott Wedgewood on occasion, Blackwood figures to get the vast majority of the starts during the playoffs.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Third straight loss
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Blackwood made 27 saves in a 5-4 loss to the Kings on Saturday.
Blackwood has lost his last three games and four of his past five outings. However, this one wasn't really on him. The Avs sat a lot of guys, including Nathan MacKinnon (undisclosed), Cale Makar (rest) and Devon Toews (rest), to prep for the postseason, so the game turned into a bit of a shinny match. Blackwood himself may get rested soon -- he's heading into his first NHL playoffs, and the Avs expect to go a long way. He has a 22-12-3 record in 36 starts with the Avs since being acquired from San Jose on Dec. 9, and his 2.33 GAA and .913 save percentage are the best of his career.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Set to start Saturday
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Blackwood is expected to start on the road against the Kings on Saturday.
Blackwood has a 28-20-6 record, 2.50 GAA and .913 save percentage in 55 outings between San Jose and Colorado in 2024-25. He'll try to get back into the win column after losing his past two appearances while allowing seven goals on 50 shots (.860 save percentage). Los Angeles ranks 16th in goals per game with 2.97.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Loses to Canucks
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Blackwood stopped 26 of 29 shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Canucks. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Blackwood put in a decent effort, but the Avalanche's offense was drastically less effective without Nathan MacKinnon (undisclosed). The 28-year-old Blackwood has allowed 12 goals while going 1-3-0 over his last four games. He's now 28-20-6 on the year with a 2.50 GAA and a .913 save percentage. The Avalanche wrap up their regular season with a road back-to-back this weekend, so expect Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood to split the next two games, which are Saturday in Los Angeles and Sunday in Anaheim.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Expected to start against Vancouver
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Blackwood is expected to defend the home crease against the Canucks on Thursday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Blackwood has been inconsistent over his last three starts, posting a 1-2-0 record, 3.08 GAA and .885 save percentage. He's made three starts against Vancouver this year, going 0-3-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .915 save percentage.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Shaky early in loss
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Blackwood stopped 17 of 21 shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Blues. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
All four goals on Blackwood's ledger were scored in the first half of the contest. Two of them came on St. Louis power plays, so this wasn't exclusively Blackwood's failing, and a Robert Thomas empty-netter ended up being the decisive goal after a late flurry of scoring. Blackwood has allowed four goals in three of his last 10 outings, going 6-3-1 with 25 goals allowed in that span as he continues to play well in a starting role. He's 28-19-6 with a 2.49 GAA and a .913 save percentage over 54 appearances between the Avalanche and the Sharks this season. The 28-year-old netminder could be called on to start at home in Tuesday's heavyweight showdown against the Golden Knights.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Starting in St. Louis
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Blackwood will guard the road goal against the Blues on Saturday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Blackwood is coming off a 27-save effort in Thursday's 7-3 win over Columbus. Since being acquired from San Jose on Dec. 9, he has a 22-9-3 record with three shutouts, a 2.17 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 34 appearances for Colorado. St. Louis sits 13th in the league with 3.01 goals per game in 2024-25, and the team is riding an 11-game winning streak.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Cruises to win Thursday
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Blackwood made 27 saves in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
The Avs actually fell behind 3-2 just before the eight-minute mark of the second period, but Blackwood shut the door the rest of the way while his offense took over. The 28-year-old netminder sports a 6-2-1 record since the beginning of March with a 2.31 GAA and .911 save percentage, but with Colorado unlikely to improve its playoff seeding, Blackwood could get a couple extra days off over the team's final five games of the regular season.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Expected to face Columbus
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Blackwood is set to start on the road against Columbus on Thursday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
Blackwood has gone 2-1-0 across his past three starts while saving 68 of 72 shots. He's 27-18-6 with a 2.45 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 52 outings between San Jose and Colorado in 2024-25. The Blue Jackets have won three of their past four games while generating 4.75 goals per game over that stretch.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Takes tough loss Saturday
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Blackwood made 25 saves in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Blues.
The 28-year-old netminder played well, but Jordan Binnington was just a little bit better in the other crease. Blackwood has been stingy in general in March, going 5-2-1 over eight starts with a 2.23 GAA and .912 save percentage as the Avs tick closer to locking up a playoff spot.
Blackwood will patrol the home crease against St. Louis on Saturday.
Blackwood has stopped 68 of 74 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 21-8-3 record with three shutouts, a 2.15 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 32 appearances with Colorado this season. St. Louis ranks 14th in the league with 3.01 goals per game in 2024-25.
Blackwood recorded a 22-save shutout in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kings.
The Kings had been rolling prior to Thursday, but Blackwood cooled them off with his third straight win. The 28-year-old has a career-high four shutouts this season. He's now at a 27-17-6 record with a 2.46 GAA and a .915 save percentage through 51 outings. He hasn't made four consecutive appearances since before the 4 Nations Face-Off break, but he could do that if he gets the nod against the red-hot Blues on Saturday.
Blackwood will protect the home net against the Kings on Thursday, according to Colleen Flynn of Colorado Hockey Now.
Blackwood has won his last two outings, stopping 46 of 52 shots. He has a 20-8-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.22 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 31 appearances with Colorado this season. The Kings sit 18th in the league with 2.93 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Defeats Red Wings
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Blackwood stopped 21 of 23 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings.
Blackwood picked up his second win in a row and his fourth in six outings in March. He's allowed 16 goals over those six games, so he hasn't been at his best. The 28-year-old netminder improved to 26-17-6 with a 2.51 GAA and a .913 save percentage over a career-high 50-appearances. Assuming he sees a decent workload down the stretch, Blackwood is positioned to have a chance at his first 30-win season. The Avalanche's next game is at home versus the Kings on Thursday.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Slated to face Detroit
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Blackwood is expected to start at home against Detroit on Tuesday, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.
Blackwood stopped 25 of 29 shots en route to a 5-4 shootout victory over Montreal in his last start Saturday. He's 25-17-6 with a 2.52 GAA and a .913 save percentage between San Jose and Colorado in 2024-25. The Red Wings rank 21st in goals per game with 2.86.
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Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Starting in Montreal
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Blackwood will guard the road net Saturday against the Canadiens, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Blackwood's dropped his last two starts despite allowing just three goals on 49 shots in that span. The 28-year-old netminder has posted a record of 18-8-3 with two shutouts, a 2.17 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 29 appearances with Colorado this season.
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