Devils’ ex-goalie shuts them out, but Sheldon Keefe won’t make excuses

Mackenzie Blackwood relished every bit of the celebration once the final buzzer rang.
Blackwood completed a 44-save shutout for the 11th time of his career — perhaps the best feeling one of them all — on Sunday against the Devils, his former team, in San Jose’s 1-0 win at the Prudential Center.