“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.

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

It’s the second trade in the last two weeks for Colorado, who has reshaped their crease after a disastrous start to the season in net