Mackenzie Blackwood is the Avs’ goaltender of the present and future. After the Avalanche acquired him from the San Jose Sharks via trade on December 9th, his birthday, Blackwood made 37 regular ...

DALLAS — It’s been a series of firsts for Mackenzie Blackwood lately. First Stanley Cup Playoffs start, first win, first (and second) overtime loss, first shutout. And now the first real ...

Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 shots for ... three of its four lines because of an injury to second-line centre Vladislav Namestnikov in Thursday’s overtime loss to Los Angeles.

Vladislav Namestnikov ... and Coyle — in addition to Necas being a perfect fit on the wing — while Mackenzie Blackwood has been excellent since arriving from San Jose. It would make sense ...

Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood ... Can they win a Stanley Cup with Vladislav Namestnikov in that role? Probably not. It's hard to fully blame GM Kevin Cheveldayoff. There weren't a ...

Vladislav Namestnikov was more than deserving of his two-year, $3M AAV contract extension, but the contract agreement should not stop the Winnipeg Jets from pursuing a second-line centre or ...

Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov signed a two-year, $6 million contract extension on Saturday. The deal begins next season for Namestnikov, who was eligible to become an unrestricted ...

February 3 - Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 on Sunday in Denver. Blackwood got his third shutout of ...

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck started the winning play when he sent the puck to Vladislav Namestnikov, who fed Pionk skating down the right side. Pionk's slap shot beat Mackenzie Blackwood to end ...

Pionk’s shot from inside the left face-off circle zipped over the right shoulder of Mackenzie Blackwood ... s nice to see us finish it off.” Vladislav Namestnikov and Connor Hellebuyck ...