DENVER -- Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Colorado Avalanche scored twice in the ...

For Mackenzie Blackwood, boring is better ... “It’s the maturity of the player,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “You watch him in San Jose, and he looked like pretty much the same goalie ...

Shutouts aren’t supposed to be easy in the NHL. That’s why they’re often celebrated as the best performance of any particular ...

DENVER — Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had a blunt ... Bednar was impressed with goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, who made 27 saves. Blackwood has been very reliable since being acquired ...

The Avs weathered a grinding opening period to pull away for a 2-0 victory over the Flyers at Ball Arena. Samuel Girard’s ...

DENVER (AP) — Jared ... Bednar, whose club started a five-game homestand. “We had some guys that had to have monster efforts just to stay in the game." One of them was goaltender Mackenzie ...