Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin power Avalanche past Sabres for second straight win “Perfect” first period sets tone for Avs to finish long homestand on a high note.

Valeri Nichushkin, Mikko Rantanen power Avalanche past Golden ... Valeri Nichushkin scored a pair of power-play goals and the Colorado Avalanche cruised past the Vegas Golden Knights in a 3-0 ...

Rantanen first got on the score sheet with a primary assist on Valeri Nichushkin's power-play goal in the first period. Later in the third, Rantanen would find the back of the net on a snap-shot.

Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen might be reunited on the first line due to Nichushkin's absence. Jonathan Drouin, who returned to the lineup with a two-assist performance on Tuesday, is also ...

With Valeri Nichushkin out of the lineup and Rantanen no longer here, Artturi Lehkonen is the only guy going to the net with any consistency. "It's too perimeter.

PITTSBURGH — Mikko Rantanen collected his 10th career hat trick and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh ... Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the ...

Bednar frequently puts Nichushkin on a line with his two superstar forwards, MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.Nichushkin’s puck retrieval ability helps the group get and maintain possession for long ...

DENVER (AP) — The return of suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin to practice Monday was sudden enough that teammate Mikko Rantanen did a little double-take when he spotted him ...

Valeri Nichushkin scored in a shootout, Sam Malinski, Mikko Rantanen and Logan O'Connor had goals and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Denver on Monday night.

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin is lifting the Colorado Avalanche after taking the time to help himself. The hard-charging, fast-moving Russian forward was gone for nearly two months of the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — We’re five games into the Mikko Rantanen era with the Carolina Hurricanes, ... (331 points in 208 games) is Valeri Nichushkin, with 117 in 128 games.

DENVER (AP) — The return of suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin to practice Monday was sudden enough that teammate Mikko Rantanen did a little double-take when he spotted him ...