{"id":535460,"date":"2026-04-01T21:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/535460\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:58:18","slug":"jared-bednar-doesnt-commit-to-one-avalanche-goalie-for-the-playoffs-denver-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/535460\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Bednar doesn’t commit to one Avalanche goalie for the playoffs \u2013 Denver Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar has two of the best goaltenders in hockey right now.<\/p>\n

Finding just one to play in the postseason might be tricky.<\/p>\n

Scott Wedgewood is first in the NHL in goals against average<\/a>, allowing only 2.18 per game. MacKenzie Blackwood is fourth at 2.42 goals per game. Wedgewood has the No. 1 save percentage at .917 and Blackwood is a solid .905.<\/p>\n

And while traditional thinking would say a head coach wants to lean on one goaltender for a playoff run, Jared Bednar might be going a different path. That was the question he answered after morning skate on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

I asked Jared Bednar about the goalies, and how he sees that rotation working right now, and as we get closer to the playoffs.<\/p>\n

“I’m not going with conventional wisdom that it has to be one guy”@guerillasports<\/a> | https:\/\/t.co\/6mzrVbr1iQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rU9ii82I3t<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jesse Montano (@jessemontano_) April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m keeping that plan to myself then staying flexible,\u201d Jared Bednar said. \u201cWe\u2019ve sort of found a rhythm to our goaltending that\u2019s working, I don\u2019t see why it can\u2019t continue to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Essentially, Bednar is riding the hot hand while making sure both Wedgewood and Blackwood get plenty of action. Each goaltender has a dazzling record with Wedgewood at 27-5-6 and Blackwood posting a 21-9-1 mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might be exactly how we run through the playoffs. I\u2019m not going to conventional wisdom where it\u2019s got to be one guy. That\u2019s not necessarily my plan,\u201d Bednar said.<\/p>\n

He went on to mention if they start a goalie and he wins all the time the Avalanche will keep playing that particular net-minder.<\/p>\n

Finally, Bednar added they like the way each of Wedgewood and Blackwood are goaltending at the moment and they want to keep both in a rhythm.<\/p>\n

Colorado is close to clinching the No. 1 seed<\/a> in the Western Conference along with the Central Division and Presidents\u2019 Trophy, so this conversation will only heat up over the next few weeks<\/p>\n

Some fans definitely want to see Bednar pick a goalie and stick with him while others wouldn\u2019t mind seeing some sort of rotation come postseason time.<\/p>\n

How it all shakes out remains to be seen, but for now Jared Bednar isn\u2019t committing to either guy being the exclusive No. 1 goaltender.<\/p>\n

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