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

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 ...

The Avalanche may look to get ahead of the contract game to avoid entering next season staring down another Mikko Rantanen ... Cale Makar, and Valeri Nichushkin, but he must be more productive ...

DENVER — 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 ...

Mikko Rantanen played a part in Dallas opening ... Colorado went on to take over in the middle frame. Valeri Nichushkin scored his 17th goal of the season at 6:24 in the first period to give ...

Mikko Rantanen returned to the place where he played for 10 years, former Stars players like Valeri Nichushkin, Scott Wedgewood and Joel Kiviranta each played a big role against their old team ...

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 ...