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Mackenzie Blackwood
Age: 27Position: G
TOI
92%
Fantasy
54%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Wins
24%
Shutouts
69%
GAA
32%
SV%
77%
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Mackenzie Blackwood will miss 3-6 weeks with an MCL sprain to his knee.

Blackwood left the Devil's last game vs. Edmonton after 28:41 due to a knee injury. It was announced today that New Jersey's goaltender will miss the next 3-6 weeks with an MCL sprain to his knee. Blackwood had struggled prior to the injury, posting a 4-2-0 record along with a .880 SV% and 2.79 GAA. Vitek Vanecek will take the majority of the Devils' starts in the meantime.

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Mackenzie Blackwood is out indefinitely and has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL

Blackwood left the Devil's last game vs. Edmonton after 28:41 due to a knee injury. It was announced today that New Jersey's goaltender has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL and will meet with team doctors Tuesday for a further update. Blackwood had struggled prior to the injury, posting a 4-2-0 record along with a .880 SV% and 2.79 GAA. Vitek Vanecek will take the majority of the Devils' starts in the mean time.

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Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Blackwood stopped 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) in a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in his last start. Despite his 4-2-0 record, the netminder has struggled this season with a .879 SV% and 2.67 GAA. He draws the tough task of taking on Edmonton, who ranks third in the NHL in goals per game (4.1) and is coming off a 7-4 win over Nashville.

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Blackwood was in the starter's crease at the Devils' morning skate.

Blackwood stopped 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) in a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in his last start. Despite his 4-2-0 record, the netminder has struggled this season with a .879 SV% and 2.67 GAA. He draws the tough task of taking on Edmonton, who ranks third in the NHL in goals per game (4.1) and is coming off a 7-4 win over Nashville.

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Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Blackwood stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in his previous start Saturday. He will look to continue his hot run of late after he went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA and .932 SV% last week. He faces a Capitals team that is coming off a 4-3 win over LA and ranks 19th in the NHL for GF/GP (3.17) so far.

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Blackwood was in the starter's crease for Mondays morning's skate

Blackwood stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in his previous start Saturday. He will look to continue his hot run of late after he went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA and .932 SV% last week. He faces a Capitals team that is coming off a 4-3 win over LA and ranks 19th in the NHL for GF/GP (3.17) so far.

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Blackwood will start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Blackwood draws the home Start Tuesday as New Jersey takes on Anaheim in an attempt to get their first win of the young season. The 25-year-old struggled in his only start of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 5-2 opening night loss. He will look to correct the ship after a .892. SV% in 2021-22.

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Blackwood is in the starter's crease at the Devils' morning skate.

Blackwood draws the home Start Tuesday as New Jersey takes on Anaheim in an attempt to get their first win of the young season. The 25-year-old struggled in his only start of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 5-2 opening night loss. He will look to correct the ship after a .892. SV% in 2021-22.

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Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Blackwood will get the first start of the season as they take on the Flyers in Philadelphia. The 25-year-old is entering his fifth season as a member of the Devils, posting a career SV% of .907 while winning 55 games in 123 starts. He will be looking to bounce back this season with an exciting Devils' roster after posting an SV% below .900 for the first time in his career in 2021-22 (.892).

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Blackwood was in the starter's crease at the Devils morning skate.

Blackwood is expected to get the first Devil's start of the season as they take on the Flyers in Philadelphia. The 25-year-old is entering his fifth season as a member of the Devils, posting a career SV% of .907 while winning 55 games in 123 starts. He will be looking to bounce back this season with an exciting Devils' roster after posting an SV% below .900 for the first time in his career in 2021-22 (.892).

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