Overview
- The 28-year-old goaltender is slated to return from a lower-body injury for his first game since last postseason’s Game 7 against Dallas.
- Blackwood was traded from San Jose to Colorado on Dec. 9, 2024, and he is 4-1-0 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .930 save percentage in five career appearances versus the Sharks.
- Colorado finished October at 7-1-4 as the league’s only team with one regulation loss, led by high-producing starts from Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Martin Necas.
- San Jose is riding contributions from young scorers such as Macklin Celebrini, and Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start after a 29-save outing in Thursday’s 5-2 win over New Jersey that moved him to 2-2-1 this season.
- Sharks winger Ryan Reaves is expected to be sidelined with a lower-body issue as decisions loom on rookie defenseman Sam Dickinson’s 10-game threshold, and Colorado is monitoring Gavin Brindley after a hit in Vegas.