Mackenzie Blackwood News

Blackwood is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, allowing three goals on 20 shots (.850 SV%), and will look to rebound on Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 29-year-old Blackwood has been protected defensively lately, facing fewer than 25 shots in 10 consecutive appearances (5-3-0), which has translated to a pedestrian 2.77 GAA and .868 SV%. Colorado enters Wednesday's contest as an enormous -450 home favourite against a Vancouver team that has been outscored 29-11 during a six-game losing streak (0-6-0).

Blackwood is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, allowing three goals on 20 shots (.850 SV%), and will look to rebound on Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 29-year-old Blackwood has been protected defensively lately, facing fewer than 25 shots in 10 consecutive appearances (5-3-0), which has translated to a pedestrian 2.77 GAA and .868 SV%. Colorado enters Wednesday's contest as an enormous -450 home favourite against a Vancouver team that has been outscored 29-11 during a six-game losing streak (0-6-0).

After a shaky start to March, posting a disastrous 4.58 GAA and .794 SV% in four appearances (0-2-0), Blackwood seems to have recovered and returned to his early-season dominance. The 29-year-old Blackwood has saved 39 of the last 42 shots he's faced (.929 SV%) amid a two-game winning streak. The Avalanche enter Thursday's contest as -167 road favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team that is 2-0-1 in its last three games.

Blackwood has struggled immensely in recent games, but he will get a chance to redeem himself on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 29-year-old goalie allowed four goals on 15 shots (.733 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has an ugly 4.58 GAA and .791 SV% in his last four games (1-3-0). That said, Colorado enters Friday's contest as enormous -321 road favourites against a Blackhawks team that played last night and defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1.

Blackwood had an awful performance in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 11 shots (.636 SV%) before being replaced in the second period by Scott Wedgewood, who shut the door in an eventual 5-4 shootout victory over the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old Blackwood will look to redeem himself on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers, whom he has yet to face this season, but struggled against in two 2024-25 meetings (1-1-0), posting a 4.06 GAA and .855 SV%. The Avalanche enter Tuesday's contest as -170 home favourites.

Blackwood had an awful performance in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 11 shots (.636 SV%) before being replaced in the second period by Scott Wedgewood, who shut the door in an eventual 5-4 shootout victory over the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old Blackwood will look to redeem himself on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers, whom he has yet to face this season, but struggled against in two 2024-25 meetings (1-1-0), posting a 4.06 GAA and .855 SV%. The Avalanche enter Tuesday's contest as -170 home favourites.

In a meeting between the top two teams in the league standings, Colorado will turn to Blackwood on Friday against the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old Blackwood has a solid 2.03 GAA and .914 SV% in three games since returning from the Olympic break, continuing an outstanding first full season in Colorado. The Avalanche enter Friday's action as -116 road favourites against a Stars team that is riding a franchise-best 10-game winning streak and has outscored their opposition 19-6 in their last four games.

In a meeting between the top two teams in the league standings, Colorado will turn to Blackwood on Friday against the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old Blackwood has a solid 2.03 GAA and .914 SV% in three games since returning from the Olympic break, continuing an outstanding first full season in Colorado. The Avalanche enter Friday's action as -116 road favourites against a Stars team that is riding a franchise-best 10-game winning streak and has outscored their opposition 19-6 in their last four games.

As he has been all season, Blackwood has been solid since returning from the Olympic break, saving 45 of 49 combined shots (.918 SV%) in two games (1-1-0). The 29-year-old Blackwood has a stellar 1.60 GAA and .939 SV% in his last seven games, but has only managed a 4-3-0 record as Colorado has battled some adversity. The Avalanche enter the action on Monday as -165 road favourites against a Los Angeles Kings team coming off a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames to snap a dream three-game losing streak in which they were outscored 18-6.

As he has been all season, Blackwood has been solid since returning from the Olympic break, saving 45 of 49 combined shots (.918 SV%) in two games (1-1-0). The 29-year-old Blackwood has a stellar 1.60 GAA and .939 SV% in his last seven games, but has only managed a 4-3-0 record as Colorado has battled some adversity. The Avalanche enter the action on Monday as -165 road favourites against a Los Angeles Kings team coming off a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames to snap a dream three-game losing streak in which they were outscored 18-6.

Colorado will turn to Blackwood in the tail end of a back-to-back on Thursday, a pivotal Central Division matchup against the Minnesota Wild, and hope he can pick up where he left off before the Olympic break. Heading into the league stoppage, the 29-year-old Blackwood had a dazzling 1.42 GAA and .947 SV% in his last five games (3-2-0). The Avalanche enter the action on Thursday as -142 home favourites against a Wild team they defeated 5-1 in their previous meeting.

Colorado will turn to Blackwood in the tail end of a back-to-back on Thursday, a pivotal Central Division matchup against the Minnesota Wild, and hope he can pick up where he left off before the Olympic break. Heading into the league stoppage, the 29-year-old Blackwood had a dazzling 1.42 GAA and .947 SV% in his last five games (3-2-0). The Avalanche enter the action on Thursday as -142 home favourites against a Wild team they defeated 5-1 in their previous meeting.

Blackwood was excellent in his previous outing, saving 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%), but received no goal support in a 2-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The 29-year-old Blackwood has strung together several strong outings, posting a dazzling 1.28 GAA and .953 SV% in his last four games (2-2-0). The Avalanche enter the action on Wednesday as sizeable -280 home favourites against Blackwood's former team, the San Jose Sharks, whom he recorded a 26-save shutout against in a 6-0 win in their previous meeting this season.

Blackwood was excellent in his previous outing, saving 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%), but received no goal support in a 2-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The 29-year-old Blackwood has strung together several strong outings, posting a dazzling 1.28 GAA and .953 SV% in his last four games (2-2-0). The Avalanche enter the action on Wednesday as sizeable -280 home favourites against Blackwood's former team, the San Jose Sharks, whom he recorded a 26-save shutout against in a 6-0 win in their previous meeting this season.

Colorado has struggled in recent weeks, but Blackwood emphatically helped them return to the win column in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings, saving all 28 shots he faced for his third shutout of the season. The shutout victory ended a four-game slide (1-3-0) during which Blackwood posted an ugly 3.84 GAA and .851 SV%. Colorado enters Monday's rematch as -190 home favourites against a Red Wings team that will be desperate to snap a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).