Nichushkin (lower body) returned to practice Thursday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. Nichushkin practiced for 15 minutes, participating in line rushes before stopping when contact drills ...

Regular-season hockey for the Colorado Avalanche resumes on Saturday, and the lineup may look different than before the 4 ...

Several NHL teams returned to practice on Tuesday but the Avalanche are back today. Will Valeri Nichushkin be ready to return ...

Nichushkin (lower body) is back to being considered week-to-week after suffering a setback, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports Wednesday. Nichushkin did appear to be getting close to ...

The Colorado Avalanche’s injury woes continue as head coach Jared Bednar revealed Wednesday that forward Valeri Nichushkin has ... but holding the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference ...

The Colorado Avalanche are a much better team when Valeri ... wild card team, the Calgary Flames. With a slight cushion, the Avs cannot afford to play the way they have been without Nichushkin.

He has 11 goals and six assists in 21 games. Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) and Utah Hockey Club center Kevin Stenlund (82) go after the puck, during the first period of an ...

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin had a setback in his rehab from a lower body injury and is now considered week-to-week. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday that Nichushkin "is ...

Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn’t figure to be back in the Colorado Avalanche lineup anytime soon. Colorado coach Jared Bednar ...

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, top, celebrates Artturi Lehkonen's goal with teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club, Friday, Dec. 27 ...