Mackenzie Blackwood - NHL News & Rumors

Set to start Monday Blackwood is slated to tend the twine at home versus the Red Wings on Monday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact Blackwood will be making his fifth appearance in the Avs' last six contests, having gone 2-2-0 with a 2.55 GAA and one shutout in his previous four games. Injuries have limited the 29-year-old Ontario native to just 20 outings this year, but he has still managed to rack up 15 wins and currently is sporting a career-best 2.32 GAA.

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Third shutout of season Blackwood made 28 saves in a 5-0 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday.

Impact It was Blackwood's third shutout of the season. He's 15-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .914 save percentage in 19 starts (21 appearances). But he's struggled in his last five, going 2-3-0 with 15 goals allowed (.884), even with the shutout. Fingers crossed that this shutout acts like a reboot for the netminder after this recent rough patch.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

MacKinnon scores twice to become the 1st 40-goal scorer of the season, Avalanche blank Red Wings 5-0

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to become the league’s first 40-goal scorer this season and the Colorado Avalanche continued their dominance of Detroit with a 5-0 victory over the Re...

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Starting in Detroit Blackwood will defend the road net against the Red Wings on Saturday.

Impact Blackwood has lost three of his last four outings while allowing 15 goals on 101 shots. He has a 14-4-1 record with a 2.44 GAA, a .909 save percentage and two shutouts in 19 appearances this season. Detroit ranks 18th in the league with 3.07 goals per game this campaign.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Top 10 Saves of the Week | NHL.com The top ten saves of the week include saves by Ilya Sorokin, Mackenzie Blackwood, and more

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Takes loss in Ottawa Blackwood allowed three goals on 21 shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Senators. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Impact The Avalanche struggled as a whole in this contest, and that left them in no position to help Blackwood. He's gone 1-3-0 with 15 goals allowed on 101 shots over his last four games, though that's part of a larger rough patch for the team. Overall, Blackwood has a 14-4-1 record with a 2.44 GAA and a .909 save percentage across 19 appearances. Scott Wedgewood will likely get the nod for Thursday's game in Montreal, but fantasy managers should be patient with Blackwood -- he's talented enough to turn things around, especially on a strong team.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Senators hand league-leading Avalanche 3rd loss in 4 games with 5-2 victory

Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist, Artem Zub added two assists and the Ottawa Senators defeated the league-leading Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night

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COL@OTT: Greig scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Ottawa Senators Ridly Greig (OTT) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 2 - 1

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COL@OTT: Giroux scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Ottawa Senators Claude Giroux (OTT) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 3 - 1

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COL@OTT: Cousins scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Ottawa Senators Nick Cousins (OTT) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 1 - 0

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Tending twine against Ottawa Blackwood will be between the pipes for Wednesday's road game against Ottawa, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact Blackwood has had mixed results in recent outings, but he'll be in the crease for a third consecutive game Wednesday. Across his last three starts, he's gone 1-2-0 with a 4.06 GAA and .850 save percentage. The Senators are scoring 3.29 goals per game this season, which is tied for ninth in the league.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cruises to win in Toronto Blackwood made 32 saves in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.

Impact The 29-year-old netminder nearly came away with his third shutout of the season, but Max Domi tapped home a power-play goal with just over a minute left in the third period to spoil it. It was Blackwood's first win in three starts after returning from a lower-body injury Jan. 16, and it was a welcome return to form after he'd coughed up 11 goals on 47 shots in the first two outings. With Scott Wedgewood back with the Avs following the birth of his child, the duo should move back into a timeshare for the final run of games ahead of the Olympic break.

JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

COL@TOR: Domi scores PPG against Mackenzie Blackwood | Toronto Maple Leafs Max Domi (TOR) scores power-play goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 1 - 4

JANUARY 25 • NHL.COM

Brock Nelson has hat trick in NHL-leading Avalanche's 4-1 win over Maple Leafs

Brock Nelson scored twice in a 1:12 span in the first period and sealed his fifth career hat trick with an empty-netter in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Toronto Map...

JANUARY 25 • Associated Press

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JANUARY 25 • YOUTUBE

Facing Leafs Blackwood will start Sunday's game against the Maple Leafs, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact With Scott Wedgewood dealing with a personal issue, Blackwood is the undisputed number one goaltender in Colorado, and he will start a second straight contest. The 29-year-old is struggling a little bit as of late as he is on a personal two-game losing streak in which he's allowed 11 total goals on 47 shots. The Maple Leafs, Sunday's opponent, are on the second of a back-to-back and losers of three straight games.

JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles vs. Philly Blackwood stopped 13 of 19 shots in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Flyers. The seventh goal was an empty-netter at the 16:53 mark of the third period.

Impact In terms of save percentage, this was Blackwood's worst outing of the season by a wide margin -- he failed to post a save percentage of at least .700 for the first time in 2025-26. Blackwood has struggled badly since returning from a lower-body injury that caused him to miss six games between Jan. 3 and Jan. 12, stopping only 36 of the 47 shots he's faced, translating to a 5.63 GAA and a .766 save percentage. The sample size is small, but the struggles are real for the 29-year-old netminder.

JANUARY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Facing Flyers Blackwood will patrol the home crease versus Philadelphia on Friday, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports.

Impact Blackwood will make his second start since returning from a lower-body injury Jan. 16 after missing six games. Blackwood was beaten up in his start versus Nashville, allowing five goals on 28 shots in a 7-3 home loss. Blackwood is 13-2-1 with a 2.26 GAA and a .917 save percentage for the mighty Avalanche. The Flyers are generating 2.90 goals per game, 22nd in the league in 2025-26.

JANUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Stunned by Nashville Blackwood gave up five goals on 28 shots in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Predators. The last two goals were empty-netters.

Impact Blackwood's return from a lower-body injury didn't go as planned, as he instead had his worst outing of the season. Prior to the injury, he had rattled off seven straight wins, allowing a total of 13 goals in that span. The 29-year-old netminder is likely set to resume sharing the crease with Scott Wedgewood moving forward, though the Avalanche's recent shaky play could open the door for one goalie or the other to claim more of a starting role with a hot streak. Blackwood is 13-2-1 with a 2.26 GAA and a .917 save percentage over 16 appearances. The Avalanche are set to host the Capitals on Monday.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

O'Reilly nets hat trick as Predators hand Avalanche 1st home loss in regulation, 7-3

Ryan O’Reilly scored three goals for his seventh career hat trick and added an assist as the Nashville Predators beat Colorado 7-3, handing the Avalanche their first home loss in r...

JANUARY 17 • Associated Press

NSH@COL: Forsberg scores PPG against Mackenzie Blackwood | Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (NSH) scores power-play goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 3 - 5

JANUARY 17 • NHL.COM

NSH@COL: Bunting scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Nashville Predators Michael Bunting (NSH) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 2 - 4

JANUARY 17 • NHL.COM

NSH@COL: O'Reilly scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood | Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) scores goal against Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) to make it 1 - 1

JANUARY 17 • NHL.COM

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JANUARY 17 • YOUTUBE

Set to start Friday Blackwood is slated to defend the home crease against the Predators on Friday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact Blackwood missed the last six games due to a lower-body injury, but he was activated off injured reserve Wednesday and has been officially cleared to return two days later. The 29-year-old has been stellar for the Avalanche when healthy this year, going 13-1-1 with a 2.07 GAA and .924 save percentage over 15 appearances.

JANUARY 16 • ROTOWIRE

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MacKinnon scores twice to become the 1st 40-goal scorer of the season, Avalanche blank Red Wings 5-0

Senators hand league-leading Avalanche 3rd loss in 4 games with 5-2 victory

Brock Nelson has hat trick in NHL-leading Avalanche's 4-1 win over Maple Leafs

O'Reilly nets hat trick as Predators hand Avalanche 1st home loss in regulation, 7-3