MacKenzie Blackwood signed a three-year, $8.4 million contract with the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. It has an annual-average value of $2.8 million.
A shot by Kevin Hayes #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers is blocked by the stick of Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood #29 of the New Jersey Devils
The 23-year-old goalie, who was a restricted free agent, led rookies in wins and was 22-14-8 with a 2.77 goals-against average, .915 save percentage and three shutouts in 47 games (43 starts) with the New Jersey Devils last season.
“Mackenzie is going to be one of the key young, core pieces for this organization for a long time and we are excited and extremely happy to have him under contract,” general manager Tom Fitzgerald said. “He’s obviously shown that he can be a number one goalie, and the sky’s the limit for him.”
Selected by New Jersey in the second round (No. 42) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Blackwood is 32-24-8 with a 2.72 GAA, .916 save percentage and five shutouts in 70 games (64 starts).
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