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 ...

No sticks were harmed in the making of this article, but Valeri Nichushkin harmed a few over the last couple days. Guess he found one Thursday night he liked. Nichushkin led the way for the ...