Mackenzie Blackwood News

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).

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).

Colorado has battled some adversity lately, amid their worst 10-game stretch of the season (4-4-2), but received tremendous goaltending from Blackwood in their previous outing, saving 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before that, the 29-year-old Blackwood has allowed 11 goals on 47 combined shots (.766 SV%) in his previous two games (0-2-0). He will look to build some momentum off of his recent victory, with the Avalanche entering Wednesday's contest as -137 road favorites against an Ottawa Senators team that is coming off an impressive 7-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Blackwood is coming off of just his second regulation loss of the season, a forgetful night for the typically reliable goaltender, allowing five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in a 7-3 loss to the Nashville Predators one week ago. The 29-year-old Blackwood will look to return to the form he was in before the loss, when he was riding a seven-game winning streak while posting a superb 1.64 GAA and .929 SV%. The Avalanche enter Friday's contest as sizable -293 home favorites against a Philadelphia Flyers team that has lost seven of their last eight games (1-5-2).

Blackwood is coming off of just his second regulation loss of the season, a forgetful night for the typically reliable goaltender, allowing five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in a 7-3 loss to the Nashville Predators one week ago. The 29-year-old Blackwood will look to return to the form he was in before the loss, when he was riding a seven-game winning streak while posting a superb 1.64 GAA and .929 SV%. The Avalanche enter Friday's contest as sizable -293 home favorites against a Philadelphia Flyers team that has lost seven of their last eight games (1-5-2).

Blackwood has not played since New Year's Eve due to a lower-body injury, but was activated from IR on Wednesday and will return to the crease on Friday against the Nashville Predators. The 29-year-old Blackwood has struggled with injuries throughout his career, a trend that has unfortunately continued this season, but he has been exceptional when healthy, posting a stellar 2.07 GAA and .924 SV% in 16 games (13-1-1). The Avalanche enter Friday's contest as enormous -300 home favorites against a Predators team on a two-game winning streak.

Blackwood has not played since New Year's Eve due to a lower-body injury, but was activated from IR on Wednesday and will likely return to the crease on Friday against the Nashville Predators. The 29-year-old Blackwood has struggled with injuries throughout his career, a trend that has unfortunately continued this season, but he has been exceptional when healthy, posting a stellar 2.07 GAA and .924 SV% in 16 games (13-1-1). The Avalanche enter Friday's contest as enormous -300 home favorites against a Predators team on a two-game winning streak.

Blackwood has not played since New Year's Eve due to a lower-body injury, but was activated from IR on Wednesday and should resume his timeshare with Scott Wedgewood in the Colorado crease. Trent Miner has been assigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) in a corresponding move.