The New Jersey Devils will be without goaltender McKenzie Blackwood for the next 3-6 weeks. The goalie suffered a sprained MCL last week in their 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Vitek Vanacek will now have to carry the majority of the load between the pipes. The loss for the Devils won’t be a huge one for them though. Both Blackwood and Vanacek have sub .900 save percentages and negative goals saved above average. However, Vanacek has saved 0.42 goals above expected more than Blackwood. The goalies had had an even split of starts, but now that Akira Schmid has been called up to back up Vanacek, it should lean more towards the Czech netminder.
Metropolitan Division Weekly Roundup: Carolina Hurricanes Slip to Third in the Metro
