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Asked Scott Wedgewood if there's a friendly competition between he and Blackwood to match last night's shutout.

Looking right at Blackwood, he said...

"Yeah, I told him 'piss off' (laughs). I give up nine one-goal games, he comes out and gets a shutout and just laughs in my face."

The #Avs win 1-0 with back to back shutouts on the road. The lumberyard showed out during this road trip.

9 wins in a row. That is all.

Onto the next! #GoAvsGo

The #Avs are leading 1-0 after the 2nd.

After being outshot 11-2 in the 1st, the #Avs woke up and outshot the Hawks 18-1 with Makar capitalizing late in the period.

Let's finish them off and head home! #GoAvsGo

Chicago started 21-0-3 in 2012-13. The Hawks were 18-0-3 through 21 games. Their goal differential in 21 games was +29.

The #Avs goal differential this year through 21 games is +39.

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The #Avs take on the Blackhawks in their 2nd game of a back to back. The boys look to make it 9 wins in a row!

Let's have a strong start to this one! #GoAvsGo

Rantanen ejected again for boarding.....Can't defend this one as accidental. He goes at full speed and just hammers Coronato's head into the boards.

They did. I think the back to back may work in our favor since the team was off for too long.

Easily the Avs sloppiest game of the season…and yet they walk away with a 3-0 win.

Mackenzie Blackwood saved their bacon. Maybe not the worst thing to happen.

The #Avs shutout the Pred 3-0 and make it 8 wins in a row.

Mack and Drury added a couple of empty net goals to seal the win. The #Avs looked very rusty after a long break. The one Av that came to play a full 60 was Blackie. He was lights out.

Onto Chicago! #GoAvsGo

The #Avs continue to lead 1-0 after the 2nd.

It looked like the #Avs finally woke up midway through the 2nd period. They were getting thoroughly outworked and losing every board play. Blackie continued his stellar play.

Let's get an insurance goal to finish this team off! #GoAavsGo

The #Avs are getting outworked. Plain and simple. They're the more skilled team.

The #Avs are leading 1-0 after the 1st.

Burns scored 15 secs into the game. Unfortunately, that was pretty much all the offense for the #Avs in that period. Blackie has been stellar and looks sharp out there, saving multiple high-danger chances.

Let's clean up the play in the 2nd! #GoAvsGo

#Avs goalie Mackenzie Blackwood appears to be rust free at this time.

14 saves in less than 17 minutes, at least three Grade-As and that last one on Filip Forsberg was probably the best.

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The #Avs take on the Predators at Bridgestone Arena and look to make it 8 wins in a row.

It looks like Polin is in for Brindley.

Let's continue the strong start to the season! #GoAvsGo

The #Avs win 6-3 and make it 7 wins in a row.

This was a closer game than expected, but the #Avs just had too much firepower to be extinguished. The boys finished the Rangers off with a couple of empty net goals from Cale and Rosco.

Onto the next! #GoAvsGo

The #Avs are tied 2-2 after the 2nd.

The #Avs dominated the period but could only find the tying goal. The Rangers are trying to muck up the play, and it's been a grind.

It looks like Landy and Nelly are okay after an accidental collision in a zone entry.

Let's finish strong! #GoAvsGo

Brindley has a lower-body injury and will not return.

No shifts for Brindley this period and he's once again left the bench. Not ideal.

The #Avs are tied 1-1 after the 1st.

After a sloppy first half, the #Avs turned up their play that led to the MacKinnon goal. The lines are all mixed due to, what appears to be, an injury to Brindley. I'm hoping the kid is okay.

Let's carryover the strong play to the 2nd! #GoAvsGo

Tale of 2 teams.

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The #Avs take on the Rangers at Ball and look to make it 7 wins in a row!

We need a strong start from the boys since they're against a strong road team. #GoAvsGo

The ending to the Stars vs Isles game last night was absolute cinema.

Rantanen got ejected for boarding. Roy threatened him after. He basically told him that he's not finishing the game in March.

After watching the replay, Mayfield got Rantanen off-balanced, but he still pushed Romanov. 👀🔢🚫

#FindAWayII

The #Avs win 4-1 and make it 6 in a row.

Wedgie made an absolute game-saving stop on Horvat to seal it. Necas and Nelly added a couple of late goals to pad the lead. The #Avs are a different beast this year.

Onto the next! #GoAvsGo

Are my eyes deceiving me?? It feels like every other play an #Avs player is being hooked, grabbed, or taken down.

It's clear the #Avs are the faster and more skilled team but giving the Isles this much freedom to obstruct is ridiculous.

Agreed. Such a joke. It's like the #Avs have been given a handicap all game long. Mayfield is teeing up on #Avs players all night.

How many mulligans are the refs going to give the Isles? Lee with a clear instigator penalty after a big hit and then a no call on a crosscheck on Mack.

We need that insurance market badly. #GoAvsGo

The #Avs are leading 2-1 after the 2nd.

The #Avs had better drive to the net and were rewarded for it. Rosco and Olofsson found the back of the net. Wedgie has been stellar when called upon. It's been chippy as the Isles try to muck things up.

Let's finish strong! #GoAvsGo

The penalty on Kelly was such bs. Romanov did the same thing to him on the previous play.

We need an insurance goal before the refs screw us. #GoAvsGo

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