Sharks’ Blackwood gets revenge on his former team

Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves to shut out his former team as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday at the Prudential Center to start a four-game road trip.

Blackwood made 25 saves in the first two periods but was especially brilliant in the third when he made 19 saves, including six on a penalty kill after defenseman Mario Ferraro was called for hooking with 3:32 left in regulation.

Blackwood, who spent the first five seasons of his NHL career with the Devils, now has 11 career shutouts.