Mackenzie Blackwood - NHL News & Rumors

Wedgewood sharp in net, O'Connor scores 1st goal in a year as Avs beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1

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Forward Anze Kopitar has finished his last regular season with the Los Angeles Kings

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Strong performance Tuesday Blackwood stopped 30 of 31 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Impact Blackwood bounced back from the overtime loss he suffered against the Golden Knights on Saturday in his previous start, although his play has been inconsistent of late -- he has just three wins over his last seven appearances. During that stretch, Blackwood has gone 3-2-1 with a 2.90 GAA and an .895 save percentage. Based on the recent form, it's unclear whether Blackwood or Scott Wedgewood will start the first game of the playoffs for the Avalanche.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Landeskog scores go-ahead goal to help the Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Flames

Gabriel Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal at 15:07 of the third period to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames

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Getting start in Calgary Blackwood will guard the road goal versus the Flames on Tuesday.

Impact Blackwood will get the nod after Scott Wedgewood started Monday in a 2-1 shootout win over the Oilers. The 29-year-old Blackwood has won just one of his last five outings, allowing 16 goals on 126 shots in that span. He's maintained his playing time for now, but if he continues to struggle, he could lose opportunities in the postseason.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Loses to Vegas in overtime Blackwood stopped 26 of 29 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

Impact The Golden Knights got a good game out of their top players, and that was the difference. Blackwood has just one win in his last five appearances, going 1-2-1 with 16 goals allowed on 126 shots in that span. The 29-year-old is at 22-10-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 37 appearances this season. The Avalanche look committed to a timeshare in the crease for now and could keep that up into the playoffs, though Blackwood will have to pull his weight to avoid losing more time to Scott Wedgewood. The Avalanche have a back-to-back up next, visiting the Oilers on Monday and the Flames on Tuesday.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Eichel scores in OT, Knights clinch playoff berth with 3-2 win over Avs

Jack Eichel scored 1:19 into overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 to secure a playoff berth

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

Slated to start Saturday Blackwood is expected to start at home against Vegas on Saturday, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Impact Blackwood stopped 28 of 29 shots in a 3-1 win over Calgary on Thursday. He has a 22-10-1 record, 2.54 GAA and .901 save percentage in 36 appearances with the Avalanche in 2025-26. Vegas is 4-0-1 while averaging 4.00 goals per game across five matches since John Tortorella took over as head coach.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

Helps secure Presidents' Trophy Blackwood stopped 28 of 29 shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Impact Blackwood ended a three-game winless stretch. He nearly had a shutout but was denied that feat when Tyson Gross scored his first NHL goal at 17:08 of the third period. Blackwood still improved to 22-10-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .901 save percentage over 36 appearances this season. His effort helped the Avalanche secure the Presidents' Trophy, guaranteeing them home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. With the league's top spot secured, expect Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood to evenly split the Avalanche's last four games of the regular season.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

MacKinnon scores career-high 52nd goal of season, Avs clinch NHL's top seed with 3-1 win over Flames

Nathan MacKinnon scored his career-high 52nd goal of the season into an empty net and had two assists to help the Colorado Avalanche clinch the NHL’s top seed for the postseason wi...

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Starting Thursday Blackwood will defend the home crease versus Calgary on Thursday, according to Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.

Impact Blackwood has not been great in his last three starts, going 0-2-0 while allowing 12 goals on 68 shots (,824 save percentage). Overall, Blackwood is 21-10-1 with a 2.58 GAA and an .899 save percentage across 35 appearances this season. The Flames are 30th in NHL scoring, generating 2.57 goals per game.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Falls short versus Blues Blackwood stopped 25 of 28 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Blues.

Impact Blackwood gave up a goal to Robert Thomas in each period, and that was enough to take the loss. Blackwood is winless in three straight outings, allowing 12 goals on 67 shots in that span. The 29-year-old dropped to 21-10-1 with a 2.58 GAA and an .899 save percentage on the year. The Avalanche have no need to overwork either of Blackwood or Scott Wedgewood at this stage of the regular season, but Wedgewood has the momentum to see the majority of the starts in the playoffs if head coach Jared Bednar opts to ride with one goalie.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Thomas breaks late tie to complete first hat trick, Blues beat Avalanche 3-2

Robert Thomas broke a tie with 2:50 left to complete his first NHL hat trick and the St. Louis Blues kept their late postseason charge rolling with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado...

APRIL 6 • Associated Press

Getting nod against St. Louis Blackwood will be in goal for Sunday's home matchup versus St. Louis, according to Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Impact Blackwood was pulled in his last start after getting torched for six goals on 19 shots in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to Vancouver. He has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.68 GAA and an .838 save percentage over his last nine outings. Scott Wedgewood got the start in a tough matchup against the Stars on Saturday, which might be an indication that Blackwood is trending toward being the No. 2 option for the postseason. As far as Sunday's matchup, the Blues are clawing to stay alive in the playoff race -- they are coming off a 6-2 win in Anaheim on Friday after losing back-to-back games.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Pulled against Canucks Blackwood stopped 13 of 19 shots in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Canucks.

Impact While it looked like a good matchup in theory, Blackwood's dreadful performance likely burned a lot of fantasy managers at a bad time of year. The silver lining was that he didn't end up with the loss, as the Avalanche were able to cover his damage. He's gone just 4-3-0 with 30 goals allowed on 194 shots over his last 10 outings, though Blackwood is still seeing the edge for playing time over Scott Wedgewood, who allowed one goal on six shots in relief. Blackwood remains at 21-9-1 with a 2.57 GAA and an .899 save percentage over 34 appearances this season. He'll likely start one of the next two games as the Avalanche visit the Stars on Saturday before hosting the Blues on Sunday.

APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE

Boeser has hat trick, last-place Canucks overcome blowing 4-goal lead to beat NHL-leading Avs 8-6

Marcus Pettersson scored with 5:39 remaining, Brock Boeser had a hat trick and the last-place Vancouver Canucks overcame blowing a four-goal lead to beat the NHL-leading Colorado A...

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Avs forward Nathan MacKinnon becomes 1st to 50 goals this season with early score against Canucks

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon became the first NHL player this season to reach 50 goals when his liner from up top beat Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen early in the first period...

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Set to start Wednesday Blackwood is expected to be between the pipes at home against the Canucks on Wednesday, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.

Impact Blackwood has put up middling numbers of late, going 3-3-0 with a 3.13 GAA in his last eight outings, including getting the hook twice. Despite the underwhelming numbers, the Thunder Bay native continues to see the bulk of the workload ahead of Scott Wedgewood.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Gives up three goals in loss Blackwood stopped 17 of 20 shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Jets. The fourth goal was an empty-netter with 2:09 left in the third period.

Impact Blackwood couldn't extend his winning streak to four games, as, surprisingly, the Avalanche didn't look like the dominant team they've been at home all season long. One bad outing isn't going to define Blackwood's impressive season, though. The 29-year-old goaltender has allowed three or fewer goals in five of his last six outings while going 3-2-0 with an .894 save percentage in that stretch.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

WPG@COL: Perfetti scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Winnipeg Jets Cole Perfetti (WPG) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 2 - 3

MARCH 29 • NHL.COM

Perfetti's late goal lifts Jets over Avs, 4-2

Cole Perfetti scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets kept their postseason hopes alive with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche

MARCH 29 • Associated Press

WPG@COL: Koepke scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Winnipeg Jets Cole Koepke (WPG) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 1 - 2

MARCH 29 • NHL.COM

WPG@COL: Vilardi scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Winnipeg Jets Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 0 - 1

MARCH 29 • NHL.COM

Slated to face Winnipeg Blackwood is expected to start at home against Winnipeg on Saturday, per Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports.

Impact Blackwood has won his past three outings while stopping 61 of 66 shots (.924 save percentage). He has a 21-8-1 record, 2.40 GAA and .906 save percentage in 32 outings with Colorado this season. Winnipeg is tied for 24th in goals per game with 2.82 this campaign.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

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Landeskog scores go-ahead goal to help the Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Flames

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Avs forward Nathan MacKinnon becomes 1st to 50 goals this season with early score against Canucks

Perfetti's late goal lifts Jets over Avs, 4-2