Colorado Avalanche Goalie Starts 2025-26
2025-26 · 55-16-11 · 121 pts · 1st Central
Who started in goal for the Colorado Avalanche in 2025-26: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Scott Wedgewood started 43 of 82 Avalanche games (52%). Mackenzie Blackwood had 36 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterScott Wedgewood- Starts
- 43/82
- Share
- 52%
- Last 10
- 5
31-6-6 · .921 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16
G2BackupMackenzie Blackwood- Starts
- 36/82
- Share
- 44%
- Last 10
- 5
23-10-2 · .904 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 14
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26
Every Avalanche game by starting goalie
- G1 Scott Wedgewood
- G2 Mackenzie Blackwood
- G3 Trent Miner
- G4 Isak Posch
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Colorado Avalanche goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 12 second games, started by Mackenzie Blackwood 7, Scott Wedgewood 4, Trent Miner 1.
- Home and road: Scott Wedgewood started 21 of 41 home games and 22 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 | vs SEA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 22/22 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 14 ▲ | @ CGY | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 30/31 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | @ EDM | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 30/31 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | vs VGK | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | vs CGY | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/29 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 7 | @ STL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 18/19 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 ▲ | vs STL | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/29 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 4 | @ DAL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 17/17 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 1 | vs VAN | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 13/19 | L | Scott Wedgewood |
| 73 | Mar 30 | vs CGY | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 27/29 | W | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | vs WPG | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 17/20 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | @ WPG | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 22/24 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 24 | @ PIT | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 30/32 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 | @ WSH | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 20/22 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 20 | @ CHI | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/20 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 18 | vs DAL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 17/18 | OTL | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | vs PIT | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 2/5 | L | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 65 | Mar 14 | @ WPG | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 16/18 | L | – |
| 64 | Mar 12 | @ SEA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 28/29 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 10 | vs EDM | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 20/24 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 8 | vs MIN | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 32/34 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 6 | @ DAL | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 7/11 | W | Scott Wedgewood |
| 60 | Mar 3 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 27/28 | W | – |
| 59 | Mar 2 | @ LAK | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 19/21 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 28 | vs CHI | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 14/15 | W | – |
| 57 | Feb 26 ▲ | vs MIN | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 31/34 | L | – |
| 56 | Feb 25 | @ UTA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 28/30 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 4 | vs SJS | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/25 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 2 | vs DET | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/24 | L | – |
| 53 | Jan 31 | @ DET | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/28 | W | – |
| 52 | Jan 29 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 21/28 | L | – |
| 51 | Jan 28 | @ OTT | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 18/21 | L | – |
| 50 | Jan 25 | @ TOR | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 32/33 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 23 | vs PHI | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 13/19 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 21 | vs ANA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 15/16 | OTL | – |
| 47 | Jan 19 | vs WSH | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 22/24 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 16 | vs NSH | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/28 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 12 | vs TOR | G3 Trent Miner | 27/31 | OTL | – |
| 44 | Jan 10 | vs CBJ | G3 Trent Miner | 29/29 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 8 | vs OTT | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 29/31 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 6 | @ TBL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 24/27 | L | – |
| 41 | Jan 4 ▲ | @ FLA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 23/25 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 3 | @ CAR | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 25/28 | W | – |
| 39 | Dec 31 | vs STL | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 12/13 | W | – |
| 38 | Dec 29 | vs LAK | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/25 | W | – |
| 37 | Dec 27 | @ VGK | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 20/25 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 23 | vs UTA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 32/32 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 21 | @ MIN | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 28/29 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 19 | vs WPG | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 20/22 | W | – |
| 33 | Dec 16 | @ SEA | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/38 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 13 | vs NSH | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 27/29 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 11 | vs FLA | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/25 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 9 | @ NSH | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 28/31 | OTL | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 29 | Dec 7 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 23/25 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 6 | @ NYR | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 25/27 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 4 | @ NYI | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 36/41 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 2 | vs VAN | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 10/11 | W | Mackenzie Blackwood |
| 25 | Nov 29 ▲ | vs MTL | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 21/23 | W | – |
| 24 | Nov 28 | @ MIN | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 37/39 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 26 | vs SJS | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 26/26 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 23 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 22/22 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 22 | @ NSH | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 35/35 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 20 | vs NYR | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 16/19 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 16 | vs NYI | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 28/29 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 13 | vs BUF | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 18/21 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 11 | vs ANA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 35/36 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 9 ▲ | @ VAN | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 29/33 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 8 | @ EDM | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 23/24 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 4 | vs TBL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 22/24 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 1 ▲ | @ SJS | G2 Mackenzie Blackwood | 20/23 | OTL | – |
| 12 | Oct 31 | @ VGK | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 21/23 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 28 | vs NJD | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 26/30 | W | – |
| 10 | Oct 26 ▲ | @ NJD | G3 Trent Miner | 20/24 | OTL | – |
| 9 | Oct 25 | @ BOS | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 16/19 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 23 | vs CAR | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 7/11 | OTL | Trent Miner |
| 7 | Oct 21 | @ UTA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 29/33 | OTL | – |
| 6 | Oct 18 | vs BOS | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 13/14 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 16 | @ CBJ | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 22/23 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 13 | @ BUF | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 27/28 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 11 | vs DAL | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 18/22 | OTL | – |
| 2 | Oct 9 | vs UTA | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 32/33 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 7 | @ LAK | G1 Scott Wedgewood | 24/25 | W | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Colorado Avalanche goalie starts FAQ
Who was the Colorado Avalanche starting goalie in 2025-26?
Scott Wedgewood made the most starts: 43 of 82 (52%), going 31-6-6.
How often did the Colorado Avalanche backup goalie start in 2025-26?
Mackenzie Blackwood had 36 starts (44% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Colorado Avalanche back-to-backs in 2025-26?
Scott Wedgewood started 4 of 12 second games; the other goalies started 8.