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Artturi Lehkonen, Casey Mittelstadt and Logan ... and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 22 shots. Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin, who missed 21 games, was back in action for the first time ...

After a back-and-forth victory in Game Six, the Avalanche face the Dallas Stars in a winner-take-all Game Seven with a spot in the Second Round on the line. Game One: COL 5, DAL 1 Game Two: COL 3, DAL ...

No sticks were harmed in the making of this article, but Valeri Nichushkin harmed a ... MacKinnon sent it to the slot but when Artturi Lehkonen couldn't recover it, Sam Steel of the Stars tried ...

Nichushkin Scores Twice, Makar and MacKinnon Each Post Three Points ...

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The Central Division showdown between the Stars and Avalanche has lived up to the hype as a best-on-best matchup. And on the brink of elimination, the Avs amped up the pressure to force the best ...

Same with Valeri Nichushkin's goal to start the game that hit a stick, then a skate and went in. Or Cale Makar winding up for a slap shot, only to not get much of it and have it turn into the perfect ...

DENVER (AP) — 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 ...