Never-seen-before shootout scene in Avs–Preds game leaves fans shocked!

The Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators delivered one of the strangest endings we’ve ever seen in an NHL shootout, a scenario so unusual that many players, coaches, and fans had no idea it was even possible.

In the second round of the shootout in a 3-3 tie game, Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood was shoved by Filip Forsberg in an accidental collision while making a save. He stayed in the game and even faced another shot afterward with no issue. The shootout continued normally… until it suddenly didn’t.

After the third round, a concussion spotter retroactively pulled Wedgewood from the game, determining that the earlier collision required evaluation. That led to something almost unheard of: Colorado was forced to switch goalies mid-shootout, sending in Mackenzie Blackwood cold, with zero warm-up and zero warning.

And the craziest twist? Blackwood didn’t even end up facing a shot. Gabriel Landeskog, the Avs’ next shooter, missed, sealing the Predators’ win before Blackwood touched the puck.

Players and broadcasters were stunned. Typically, concussion-spotter removals happen immediately after an incident, not several minutes later and not during a shootout. The NHL rulebook does technically allow a goalie change in this situation, but the timing and circumstances made it one of the rarest shootout moments in league history.

A shootout goalie swap is almost unheard of. A shootout goalie swap where the replacement never faces a shot? That’s a first and likely something we won’t see again anytime soon.