MacFarland and Sakic overhauled the roster with a flurry of in-season trades. Future draft capital and top prospects were jettisoned to build a $100 million war machine. The Avs looked like a team ...

Hindsight is 20/20. It took Rantanen a few games to find his footing against his old club. In Games 1 through 4, he only recorded one assist, and that’s when things went bananas. In the series ...

Nichushkin notched an assist, four hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Stars in Game 7. Nichushkin helped out on a Nathan MacKinnon tally early in the third period. Over seven ...

Six players scored, but it was Valeri Nichushkin who led all with two scores. Dallas couldn’t close it out when it mattered, and enter Game 7 with an 8-9 all-time record in Game 7 matchups.

The first period was especially physical, and Stars captain Jamie Benn put his team at a significant level of risk when he cross-checked Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin in the mouth.

Victoria Matiash, NHL analyst: Valeri Nichushkin. The Stars have had their hands full trying to stop the second-line power forward -- and ex-teammate -- when he's at his most effective.

The teams meet Thursday for the 10th time this season. The Avalanche won the previous meeting 7-4. Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals in the victory. Dallas has gone 50-26-6 overall with an 18-11-3 ...

Valeri Nichushkin had two goals after scoring once in the first five games. Martin Necas scored his first playoff goal in a Colorado uniform. And a still snake-bitten Cale Makar scored his first ...

The Avalanche won the previous meeting 7-4. Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals in the victory. Dallas has gone 50-26-6 overall with an 18-11-3 record in Central Division games. The Stars are 17-7 ...

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 ...