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11/22 21:53 CST Blackwood makes 35 saves as Avalanche shut out Predators 3-0
Blackwood makes 35 saves as Avalanche shut out Predators 3-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- MacKenzie Blackwood made 35 saves to lead the
Colorado Avalanche to a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday
night.
Brent Burns scored early, and Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury added empty-net
goals for the Avalanche. Colorado has won eight straight, their longest winning
streak since taking nine in a row March 4-24, 2024.
Juuse Saros made 23 saves for the Predators, losers of seven of eight. Saturday
was the first game back in North America for the Predators after playing a pair
of Global Series games last week against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Stockholm,
Sweden. The Predators have been shutout in consecutive games.
The shutout was the first of the season and 15th of Blackwood's career.
Burns scored the game's first goal just 15 seconds after the opening faceoff.
After a battle in the right corner, the puck came to Burns above the right
circle, where he beat Saros with a wrist shot on the first shot of the game.
The game remained 1-0 until MacKinnon scored an empty-net goal was 1:35
remaining in the third with Saros pulled for an extra attacker. Drury added
another empty-netter with 51 seconds left.
MacKinnon has three goals in his last two games.
Colorado defenseman Cale Makar failed to record a point in a road game for the
first time this season.
The Predators outshot the Avalanche 16-6 in the first, but couldn't get one
past Blackwood.
Saturday was just the fifth time this season that an opponent has outshot the
Avalanche. Colorado is 5-0-0 in those games.
Blackwood stopped Nashville's Michael McCarron with 5:47 remaining in the third
on a backhand from the low slot to keep the Predators off the board.
Predators captain Roman Josi returned to the lineup Saturday after missing 12
games with an upper-body injury.
Up next Avalanche visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Predators host the Florida Panthers on Monday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up next Avalanche visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Predators host the Florida Panthers on Monday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
