Valeri Nichushkin is going to return Wednesday ... I feel like he’s very valuable to our team,” Avs forward Casey Mittelstadt said. “Obviously offensively, he scores a ton of goals, but ...

It took 25 seconds for Valeri Nichushkin to make an impact ... complimentary guy — for anybody — but for guys like (Casey) Mittelstadt and Drouin. We’ve been missing that, and he made ...

Artturi Lehkonen, Casey Mittelstadt and Logan O'Connor ... and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 22 shots. Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin, who missed 21 games, was back in action for the first ...

It took 25 seconds for Valeri Nichushkin to make an impact Wednesday night ... sort of like the perfect complimentary guy — for anybody — but for guys like (Casey) Mittelstadt and Drouin. We’ve been ...

The Avalanche are getting Valeri Nichushkin back on Wednesday ... skating on the second line with center Casey Mittelstadt and winger Jonathan Drouin. Val Nichushkin in burgundy with Jonathan ...

As it turns out he was saving the news for the folks on Altitude Sports Radio, as he let them know Wednesday morning that, barring a last-minute setback, Valeri Nichushkin will return to the ...