



Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against
Blackwood was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round (No. 42) of the 2015 NHL Draft after he won 33 games and had a .906 save percentage for Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League.
He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with New Jersey on Dec. 30, 2015 and played the 2016-17 season with Albany of the American Hockey League, where he went 17-14-3 with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage in 36 games.
Blackwood struggled in 2017-18 and played five games in the ECHL, where he had a 2.48 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He went 7-17-1 in 32 games with Binghamton of the AHL.
But he responded in 2018-19 and split the season between Binghamton and New Jersey. He made his first NHL start against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 20 and made 36 saves in a 2-1 loss. He got his first win when he made 40 saves against the Boston Bruins in a 5-2 victory on Dec. 27.
Blackwood got his first NHL shutout in his third start, a 2-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 29, 2018. He made 37 saves. He then became the first Devils rookie to have back-to-back shutouts when he made 25 saves against the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 31. He finished the season 10-10-0 with a 2.61 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 23 NHL games.
Blackwood had 22 wins, a .915 save percentage and three shutouts in 43 starts for the Devils when the 2019-20 NHL season was paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. He was traded to the San Jose Sharks on June 27, 2023, for a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and signed a two-year, $4.7 million contract July 1, 2023. He was traded to the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 9, 2024, signed a five-year contract Dec. 27, and teamed with Scott Wedgewood to win the 2026 William M. Jennings Trophy as the goalies who played a minimum of 25 games for the team allowing the fewest goals (203 including shootout).
Internationally, Blackwood represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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Traded to Colorado by San Jose with Givani Smith and a 5th-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 5th-round pick in 2025 and a 2nd-round pick in 2026.
Traded to Colorado by San Jose with Givani Smith and a 5th-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a 5th-round pick in 2025 and a 2nd-round pick in 2026.
Traded to San Jose by New Jersey for a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Traded to San Jose by New Jersey for a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
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