Valeri Nichushkin’s puck-handling skills and vision on the ice are outstanding. He is the epitome of a playmaker and the team suffers when he is out of the lineup. A perfect example of his ...

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup for the first time in nearly two months after recovering from a lower-body injury. The forward will try to spark a sputtering ...

In a corresponding move, Colorado has also placed winger Valeri Nichushkin on injured reserve ... and a minus-two in his appearances. Calvin de Haan has planted his feet as Colorado’s extra ...

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals ...

DENVER --Valeri Nichushkin had three goals and an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who scored five straight goals to rally for their fifth straight win, 7-4 against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ba ...