Mackenzie Blackwood loves playing against his former team.
Blackwood made 22 saves and the Colorado Avalanche came to life Wednesday night in a 5-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils at Ball Arena. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals, and forwards who don’t skate on his line added a couple of insurance tallies in a cathartic win after rough back-to-back losses coming out of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off break.
The Devils selected Blackwood in the second round of the 2015 NHL draft and he played 152 games across five seasons for New Jersey. He made two starts against his former club the San Jose Sharks.