If trust is a two-way street, Valeri Nichushkin needs to stop kicking Stanley Cups to the curb. “We trust him. And that’s the management, the coaches — everybody trusts him,” Avalanche defenseman Erik ...

Valeri Nichushkin strived to take his on-ice game to another level this season. Same with his life away from the rink, his ...

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin (lower body ... Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. Source: Sportsnet ...

Valeri Nichushkin, Jonathan Drouin and Martin Necas also scored for the Avalanche. Scott Wedgewood made 19 saves. A fan favorite, Rantanen spent nearly a decade with Colorado. He was trade by the ...

Valeri Nichushkin sealed the win and completed ... having arrived six weeks ago in the deal that sent Mikko Rantanen to Carolina. Jonathan Drouin got the Avs level with 8:05 remaining in the ...