NASHVILLE — Scott Wedgewood has been one of the great stories in the NHL at the start of the 2025-26 season, to the point where Mackenzie Blackwood has not had the chance to work through some injury-related rust with a typical starter’s workload.

Blackwood picked a great time to have his best game of the young season Saturday night. The Colorado Avalanche struggled at times in front of him, but Blackwood was outstanding with 35 saves in a 3-0 victory against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.

“It just feels more comfortable,” Blackwood said. “Not panicking, not reacting, just feels like I can read the play a lot better. Lots of things were good. Got lucky a couple times, but overall I was happy with the reads and the way the game felt.”

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