The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for missing Friday's practice.

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 Vancouver Canucks entered the international break on something of a heater. It’s not just that they ground out points in ...

The Blue Jackets improved to 7-1-1 in their last nine games and moved into the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot ... Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from ...

Columbus is currently in contention for a wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference ... have dealt with the injury bug all season long. Valeri Nichushkin is currently unavailable with a lower ...

We’re entering crunch time of the fantasy hockey season ... a shot if you need a bump in scoring down the stretch. With Valeri Nichushkin (placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury ...

Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers ... to the challenge with guys like Jonathan Drouin and Valeri Nichushkin out of the lineup. He will remain a pivotal figure ...

At 26 years old, it looks like Necas is playing his best hockey ever ... Part of that is Valeri Nichushkin being absent from the lineup. Part of it has to do with Jonathan Drouin being in and ...

Nichushkin (lower body) will not travel with the Avalanche during their upcoming two-game road trip that starts Saturday in Nashville, according to Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette. The Avalanche are ...

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 ...

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 ...