Valeri Nichushkin

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 […]

Avalanche massacre Lightning 7-0, take 2-0 series lead

DENVER — Colorado Chainsaw Massacre. The Colorado Avalanche decimated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals Saturday evening, shutting out the reigning champions 7-0. For the second consecutive game, Colorado scored three goals in the first period, but this time, were on cruise control from the start. The Avalanche have […]

Avs continue to penetrate Tampa Bay in second period, up 5-0 in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Finals

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin continues to exemplify why he gets paid the big money. The Avs right winger one-timed a pass from Mikko Rantanen, who recorded his 50th career playoff assist, to score his second goal of the night and his eighth of the playoffs. The action was just as one-sided as the first period […]

Avs dominate opening period, lead Lightning 3-0

DENVER — Ryan McDonagh got called for a hooking penalty, and Valeri Nichushkin made him pay. The Avs right winger tapped in a pass from Game 1 hero Andre Burakovsky, and Colorado is off to a 1-0 lead over the reigning champs. Josh followed up with a wrist shot that sailed past Bolts goalte

Nichushkin, Manson score to give Avs early 2-0 lead

DENVER — Ryan McDonagh got called for a hooking penalty, and Valeri Nichushkin made him pay. The Avs right winger tapped in a pass from Game 1 hero Andre Burakovsky, and Colorado is off to a 1-0 lead over the reigning champs. Josh Manson followed up with a wrist shot that sailed past Bolts goaltender […]

Andre Burakovsky buries one-timer in OT, Avs beat Lightning 4-3 to take series lead

DENVER — Overtime decided the first battle of the storms, and the snow came out on top. André Burakovsky destroyed a one-timer from Valeri Nichushkin that sailed by the outstretched glove of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky, and the Avalanche stung the reigning champions 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. “I mean, […]

Analytics: Breaking down the matchup between the Avalanche and Lightning

The 2022 Stanley cup playoffs have had three sweeps. All three sweeps belong to the final two teams. Both teams have shown they deserve to be finalists and are the top 2 teams in the league. Both teams have won 4 straight games to move on and have controlled most of their games throughout the […]