Valeri Nichushkin

NHL: First Round Game 3 Preview: Avalanche at Kraken

COLORADO AVALANCHE (1-1) VS SEATTLE KRAKEN (1-1) 8:00 PM MT | CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA The best-of-seven First Round series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken shifts to the Emerald City of Seattle with Game 3 slated on Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena. The Avalanche will look to build […]

Avalanche Even Series with ‘Swagger’ in Statement Game 2 Win Over Kraken in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche evened up the First Round series against the Seattle Kraken with a 3-2 Game 2 victory in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday night at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Avalanche got back to their “swagger” as they executed a resilient second half of the game in a statement […]

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Do Not Sleep on the Kraken

Coming into their second season in the NHL, not much was expected from the Seattle Kraken. Last year, the Kraken were the third-worst team in the league with a 27-49-6 record and 60 points. They had trouble scoring goals, did not get great goaltending, and were outmatched by almost every other team. This season was […]

Penguins Defeat Avalanche 2-1 In Overtime

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Colorado Avalanche last night 2-1 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Evgeni Malkin had two assists, and goalie Casey DeSmith made 41 saves for the Penguins, who improved to 25-16-9. They have now won their last two games and the last three out of four. Forward Nathan MacKinnon scored […]

Avalanche ink Alexandar Georgiev to three-year extension

Newly-acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev appears here to stay in the Mile High City. The Colorado Avalanche announced Sunday that they have signed the 26-year-old Bulgarian to a three-year extension worth $3.4 million a year. With Stanley Cup-winning Darcy Kuemper headed to free agency, newly-crowned general manager of the year Joe Sakic traded three draft picks […]

Cale Makar has already earned the distinction of ‘Great Player’

DENVER – We are witnessing greatness. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, who is just 23 years old, has done it all. Makar has now won the Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe (awarded to the MVP of the Cup playoffs), a Norris, along with a gold medal at the 2018 World Juniors, the Hobey Baker Award in 2019 […]

Colorado Intends To Re-sign Winger

If there is one thing on General Manager Joe Sakic’s to-do list is re-signing Valeri Nichushkin. The Russian winger has had a monster season with the high-flying Colorado Avalanche, including the postseason. It has been reported that Joe Sakic wants to make him a priority, and should be something to look for come free agency. […]

Lightning win 3-2, deny Avs a chance to win Stanley Cup

DENVER – The Stanley Cup will stay lock and sealed – for now. The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to hoist the championship and staved off elimination to remain in the hunt for a third consecutive Stanley Cup title, defeating the Avalanche 3-2 Friday evening in Game 5. Ondrej Palat scored twice, including the game-winner […]

NHL 22 predicts Game 5: Avalanche 5 Lightning 4

DENVER – If NHL 22 is accurate, the Colorado Avalanche will pull off a win for the ages to win their third Stanley Cup in franchise history. Many people use video games to make predictions and now that the NHL series has finally moved to the Frostbite engine, the game honestly looks better than anything […]

Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Preview: Avalanche vs. Lightning

The reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning have to be ecstatic there was only a day to think about the slaughter that transpired in Game 2. The Colorado Avalanche scored a touchdown in their 7-0 shutout win on Saturday night in Denver. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 11 goals in the opening two games […]