DENVER -- Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, and the Colorado Avalanche avoided elimination with a 7-4 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Ball Arena on ...

Nichushkin Scores Twice, Makar and MacKinnon Each Post Three Points ...

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 ...

No sticks were harmed in the making of this article, but Valeri Nichushkin ... the Avalanche stormed back in the third. Scoring chances on the evening finished 42-20 in favor of Colorado and ...

The Colorado Avalanche are facing elimination on Thursday night, and at practice, veteran forward Valeri Nichushkin hasn't hidden his frustration. Despite coming into the Stanley Cup Playoffs full ...

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take his hard-checking, goal-scoring game to another level this season. Same with his life away from the rink, his Colorado Avalanche teammates ...

After giving up four goals in the second period, the Avalanche scored two in the third to extend the series. Here are three takeaways from the crazy night. Nichushkin finds a working stick Valeri ...