Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin power Avalanche past Sabres for second straight win “Perfect” first period sets tone for Avs to finish long homestand on a high note.

Valeri Nichushkin, Mikko Rantanen power Avalanche past Golden ... Valeri Nichushkin scored a pair of power-play goals and the Colorado Avalanche cruised past the Vegas Golden Knights in a 3-0 ...

Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen might be reunited on the first line due to Nichushkin's absence. Jonathan Drouin, who returned to the lineup with a two-assist performance on Tuesday, is also ...

Valeri Nichushkin scored in a shootout, Sam Malinski, Mikko Rantanen and Logan O'Connor had goals and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Denver on Monday night.

With standout forwards Gabriel Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin and MacKinnon all hurt, ... The various camps served as an inspiration for the Mikko Rantanen Academy, which launched in 2020.

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin is lifting the Colorado Avalanche after taking the time to help himself. The hard-charging, fast-moving Russian forward was gone for nearly two months of the ...

Bednar frequently puts Nichushkin on a line with his two superstar forwards, MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.Nichushkin’s puck retrieval ability helps the group get and maintain possession for long ...

DENVER (AP) — The return of suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin to practice Monday was sudden enough that teammate Mikko Rantanen did a little double-take when he spotted him ...

With Valeri Nichushkin out of the lineup and Rantanen no longer here, Artturi Lehkonen is the only guy going to the net with any consistency. "It's too perimeter.

Rantanen scored an empty-net goal on two shots, dished a power-play assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks. Rantanen set up Valeri Nichushkin's first-period ...