Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood has always believed, and he’s getting a chance to prove himself right

Gabe Landeskog has stated this Colorado Avalanche club isn t at its best yet despite the hot start but the expectations he s setting might be a bit harsh Scott Wedgewood stopped of shots as the Avs perfectly dismantled the Boston Bruins on Saturday night at Ball Arena to move to - - Wedgewood getting a chance to play regularly that he has so often craved has allowed one goal in five of those six games He has two more wins than any other goalie and the only starter off to a hotter start this season is Igor Shesterkin a Vezina Trophy winner Your assessment captain I think he s been average Landeskog noted trying to keep a straight face No he s been really good no doubt He deserves all the credit he s getting because he s huge for us and kept us in a lot of these games This is the best stretch of consistent hockey in Wedgewood s NHL career Mackenzie Blackwood s offseason injury opened the door for Wedgewood and he s - - with a save percentage For the second event in a row Wedgewood gave up the first goal of the tournament And just like in Columbus the Avalanche responded with a suffocating dominating performance after that The Avs outshot the Bruins - and it was - over the final minutes Did what I had to do in a limited opportunities they had but for the the bulk part I was one of you guys watching that one Wedgewood disclosed Wedgewood is years old and Saturday night was his th NHL match He believes that number is too low His career path which has included nearly a full season in the ECHL and changing teams seven times earns him the label of journeyman He doesn t see himself as one That confidence has not been shaken throughout all of the twists and turns and here he is rolling along for one of the best teams in the NHL Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood covers the net in the second period of an NHL hockey contest against the Boston Bruins Saturday Oct in Denver AP Photo David Zalubowski He s been fantastic He s played great hockey Avs coach Jared Bednar commented His worst match was possibly the Dallas challenge In all the other games I feel like he s been outstanding Wedgewood s career-best streak of consecutive games played is with Dallas in - when Jake Oettinger was injured He also got eight games in a row with the Arizona Coyotes back in He s also gone - - during a personal run before as part of an - - stretch with the Stars But this is the best he s played in the NHL Dating back to how he finished last season Wedgewood is - - in his last games He s allowed two or fewer goals in of games Yeah it s cool Wedgwood stated There was speculation about what was going to happen how long Blackwood was going to be and what could I do I ve invariably viewed myself as a starter Just have had a limited opportunity to do so I m chomping at the bit to keep playing and excited for him to come back Bednar noted that this run reminds of him of when Wedgewood joined the Avalanche in a late November deal He went - with a save percentage in his first six games with Colorado helping to establish a trust with his teammates and to stabilize what had been a rough start at the position for the club He s done this before too Wedgewood s first four NHL games with the New Jersey Devils included a sparkling save percentage His first six games back during a second stint with Arizona - - with a save percentage Blackwood just returned from a brief conditioning stint with the Colorado Eagles but he wasn t ready to dress Saturday night The Avs have two more games before the first set of back-to-backs loom next weekend Related Articles Casey Mittelstadt trying to start over again in Boston after perplexing Avalanche stint Avalanche Journal Five thoughts on Colorado s fast drama-free start Grading The Week Ex-Broncos RBs Audric Estime Javonte Williams would love to have J K Dobbins problems right now Avalanche keeps rolling second line breaks through against Blue Jackets Close friends Gavin Brindley Adam Fantilli excited to share NHL ice for first time under unexpected circumstances Soon the franchise s No goalie is going to be healthy and ready to play But the other guy is trying to make it hard on his coach Obviously if he keeps playing like this he s going to see more games Bednar reported For now Wedgewood is just trying to enjoy the ride Even if his captain doesn t seem that impressed That s fine I ll take average in a win Wedgewood noted I ll take that all day Want more Avalanche news Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis