“Put the hat on, (Blackwood),” Cale Makar said. If he keeps playing like this, Blackwood will get used to how the big hat feels. Blackwood made 37 saves in his Avalanche debut, helping the sick and sluggish-at-first club fend off the Nashville Predators in a 5-2 victory.

Mackenzie Blackwood had 37 saves in his Colorado debut and the Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 in Denver on Saturday night.

Veteran goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, acquired from the San Jose Sharks on Monday, stopped 38 shots in his Colorado Avalanche debut, and his new team held off a late Nashville Predators surge to post a 5-2 victory on Saturday night in Denver.