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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn't figure to be back in the ... too,” forward Mikko Rantanen said of dealing with injuries and ...

PITTSBURGH — Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh ... Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the ...

Nichushkin (lower body) will not be an option versus the Sabres on Thursday but remains day-to-day, Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey reports. Nichushkin has been riding a five-game ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — We’re five games into the Mikko Rantanen era with the Carolina Hurricanes, ... (331 points in 208 games) is Valeri Nichushkin, with 117 in 128 games.

The day for Valeri Nichushkin’s return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup is here. Nichushkin, who has been suspended for the past six months while in Stage 3 of the player assistance program, is ...

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 ...