Instead, the 25-year-old found himself lining up on the new-look third line with wingers Joel Kiviranta and Logan O’Connor. On one hand ... Especially given the fact that the returns of Valeri ...

Nichushkin (lower body) is not expected back any time soon with head coach Jared Bednar telling reporters Monday the winger "probably has some distance to go," per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette ...

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin’s timeline to return might be getting pushed back as he was forced to slow down his progress after skating a couple of times (as per Corey Masisak of ...

Samuel Girard skated, but he’s still not ready to return from an upper-body injury. Valeri Nichushkin skated before practice, but he’s going to need longer than the original timeline of 7-10 days.

The Colorado Avalanche have yet to have forward Valeri Nichuskin in their lineup ... Nichuskin has scored 11 goals with six assists. Sans Nichushkin, the Avalanche will host the New York Rangers ...

O'Connor scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers. O'Connor has two goals and two assists over his last four outings. The 28-year-old forward opened the scoring Thursday ...

Valeri Nichushkin was supposed to be back in action by now. Like many things with the Avalanche this season, things haven't gone according to plan. The big Russian, who hasn't played a game in ...

One of the two veterans -- winger Valeri Nichushkin -- is closer to coming back, although Avalanche coach Jared Bednar confirmed Nichushkin has suffered a setback. 1/14 Availability: Jared ...