Nichushkin helped out on a goal by Cale Makar in the third period. Nichushkin is now at 31 points, 105 shots on net, 43 hits, 20 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating over 38 appearances this season.

Nichushkin was originally credited with both of the Avalanche's first-period tallies, but the first one was later changed to Cale Makar. The 30-year-old Nichushkin still has the go-ahead goal to ...

At the end of the first period, Colorado held a 1-0 lead, while Dallas held the shots advantage, 14-5.

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 ...

Devon Toews had a goal and two assists, and Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin and Logan O’Connor also scored for the Avalanche, which improved to 11-1-1 in its past 13 games. J.T. Compher ...

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 ...

There weren’t many negatives to take away from Game 1. Sure, the Avalanche probably should’ve hit the net a little more (I’m ...

However, one trio lagged behind the rest up front. The second line of Brock Nelson, Valeri Nichushkin, and Jonathan Drouin spent a bit more time in their own end during Saturday night's 5-1 win ...

The Colorado Avalanche enters the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs as strong contenders led by superstars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. These athlete-scholar-students will see their performance during ...