The Avalanche may end up shuffling their top six if Valeri Nichushkin (lower body) misses time after exiting Tuesday's game, but Colton should remain part of that group, either at center or wing.

Valeri Nichushkin was supposed to be out day-to-day when he got injured against the Winnipeg Jets on New Year’s Eve. Head ...

We know the kind of coach Torts (Flyers head coach John Tortorella) is and how he coaches his team especially," Ross Colton said ... coach Jared Bednar said Valeri Nichushkin will return to ...

On the injury front, the Avalanche announced earlier today that leading goal scorer Ross ... Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen, and Jonathan Drouin. In addition to the bad news on Colton ...

We did some good things, but I think we were … sometimes we have lapses there where we give other teams like that, that are lower in the standings, a chance to be in the game when we could have put ...

1 month agoColorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton (foot ... linking up with Casey Mittelstadt and Valeri Nichushkin. Colton should also see action with the second power-play unit.

DENVER — The Avalanche are going to be without Valeri Nichushkin for roughly ... on the top line while Casey Mittelstadt centered Ross Colton and Drouin. Colorado called up Oskar Olausson ...

But this will be the first game that Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen and Ross Colton play together all season. Drouin sustained an injury in the season-opening loss at Vegas ...