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 ...

Nichushkin (lower body) will be in the lineup versus Dallas on Saturday, per Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports. Nichushkin sat out last Sunday's 4-2 win over Anaheim but had plenty of time to recover.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...