DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take his hard-checking, goal-scoring game to another level this season. Same with his life away from the rink, his Colorado Avalanche teammates ...

If trust is a two-way street, Valeri Nichushkin needs to stop kicking Stanley Cups to the curb. “We trust him. And that’s the management, the coaches — everybody trusts him,” Avalanche defenseman Erik ...

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, back, stops a shot from Colorado Avalanche ... 11:51 left in the first: The Avalanche strike first as former Dallas Star Val Nichushkin makes a nifty ...

There's another forward with ties to both the Avalanche and Stars that could be equally impactful. Colorado winger Valeri Nichushkin began his NHL career in Dallas, but he's made his name as a ...

And that’s the management, the coaches — everybody trusts him,” Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson told me this week before Colorado ... Nichushkin scores. They’re 28-12 when Big Val ...