Nichushkin scored a power-play goal on five shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Wild. This was Nichushkin's second game back from missing 21 contests due to a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old ...

Valeri Nichushkin scored in his first game back with Colorado Avalanche after injury while Jack Drury’s third goal of the season was the game winner as the Avalanche scored three unanswered ...

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews headlines my top NHL picks in his visit to the Big Apple to face the New York Rangers, and Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin wraps up the ...

It took 25 seconds for Valeri Nichushkin to make an impact Wednesday night. Nichushkin hadn’t played in 21 games because of a lower-body injury, but his return was a successful one in a 5-1 ...

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

DENVER -- Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado ... It's going to be massive to have back in the lineup." The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Nichushkin can help out trying to score gritty goals in ...

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado ... It’s going to be massive to have back in the lineup.” The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Nichushkin can help out trying to score gritty goals ...