Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 ...

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including a brilliant power-play goal to complete a Colorado Avalanche comeback in a 7-4 ...

Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 ...

Chicago Blackhawks (20-35-9, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (38-24-2, in the Central Division) Denver; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Chicago ...

Colorado Avalanche left wing Valeri Nichushkin scored a hat trick during their victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday evening. In the opening frame, Nichushkin found the back of the net ...

The Colorado Avalanche took down the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver, Colorado with the help of Valeri Nichushkin's hat ...

On a night where the goaltending was uncharacteristically shaking, the new additions sparked the Avalanche’s offense, and a ...

The Avs got their first glimpse of their new-look roster and the early returns are great. Erik Johnson is ready to accept any ...

Lehkonen gave Colorado a 1-0 lead at 6:36 of the second ... back ahead 2-1 at 15:51 of the third period. He one-timed Valeri Nichushkin's cross-crease pass off the arm of Nedeljkovic from just ...

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, burying his 100th point of the season in the process, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to ...

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup Wednesday night for the first time in nearly two months after recovering from a lower-body injury. The Russian forward ...