Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 ...

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including a brilliant power-play goal to complete a Colorado Avalanche comeback in a 7-4 ...

Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 ...

The Colorado Avalanche host the Chicago Blackhawks after Valeri Nichushkin's hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Avalanche's 7-4 win ...

Valeri Nichushkin is going to return Wednesday night against the New Jersey Devils. He’s been out since Dec. 31 with a ...

The Russian forward will try to spark a sputtering Avalanche offense that’s scored two goals in back-to-back losses since ...

The forward will try to spark a sputtering Avalanche offense that’s scored two goals in back-to-back losses since coming back ...

Colorado Avalanche left wing Valeri Nichushkin scored a hat trick during their victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday evening. In the opening frame, Nichushkin found the back of the net ...

The Avalanche are preparing to welcome Valeri Nichushkin back into their lineup for the first time since late December.

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup Wednesday night for the first time in nearly two months after recovering from a lower-body injury. The Russian forward will ...

It took 25 seconds for Valeri Nichushkin to make an impact Wednesday ... In one quick sequence, Colorado’s second line showed a combination of skill and dogged determination that became a ...