For Mackenzie Blackwood, boring is better. Blackwood is one of the best athletes in the NHL, regardless of position. His athleticism allows him to make jaw-dropping, how-did-he-get-that-one saves.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia Flyers ...

After a rough stretch in which Blackwood conceded at least three goals in five consecutive games, the Ontario native has earned back-to-back shutouts. Blackwood was one of two netminders in the NHL to ...

Mackenzie Blackwood of the Colorado Avalanche prepares ... (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) But Colorado’s NHL team has long had a reputation for being a quiet bunch in the locker ...

Goaltenders signed more eight-year contracts in the last four months than in the five years prior. What's behind the shift?

Shutouts aren’t supposed to be easy in the NHL. That’s why they’re often celebrated as the best performance of any particular ...

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka could be one of the better goaltending options available at the trade deadline.

The game was tied entering the third period but Trenin gave the Wild a 2-1 lead with a wrister in the slot that beat Mackenzie Blackwood at ... Nathan MacKinnon, the NHL leader in points, had ...

(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) Colorado Avalanche’s Devon Toews, left, and Calgary Flames’ Matthew Coronato battle ...