Valeri Nichushkin was supposed to be out day-to-day when he got injured against the Winnipeg Jets on New Year’s Eve. Head ...

The organization was likely hopeful Valeri Nichushkin could re-enter the lineup against the Wild, but that seems unlikely. Nichushkin did join the team for practice and shed his red non-contact ...

Valeri Nichushkin is getting close to returning, but head coach Jared Bednar could not give a specific game date. On Sunday, he practiced with the team in a regular jersey for the first time but left ...

What an incredible bounceback for the Avalanche. They needed Casey Mittelstadt to get things figured out and he did. His linemates were a big reason why.

While that does take away their greatest strength -- the five-man buzzsaw unit of MacKinnon, Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar, and Devon Toews -- it provides the lineup with some much ...

In the 21 games he's played in, Nichuskin has scored 11 goals with six assists. Sans Nichushkin, the Avalanche will host the New York Rangers at Ball Arena on Tuesday night. Puck drop is scheduled ...

Samuel Girard skated, but he’s still not ready to return from an upper-body injury. Valeri Nichushkin skated before practice, but he’s going to need longer than the original timeline of 7-10 days.

Forwards Valeri Nichushkin, Miles Wood and Ivan Ivan, along with defenceman Oliver Kylington, all participated in the practice session wearing red non-contact jerseys. Defenceman Samuel Girard was ...

DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good.

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin’s timeline to return might be getting pushed back as he was forced to slow down his progress after skating a couple of times (as per Corey Masisak of ...