Joel Kiviranta has one goal in his last 21 ... a picture that is troublesome for the Avalanche. Part of that is Valeri Nichushkin being absent from the lineup. Part of it has to do with Jonathan ...

Jonathan Drouin scored twice, Martin Necas got his first in an Avalanche uniform, and Cale Makar and Joel Kiviranta also ... Gabriel Landeskog, Nazem Kadri, Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen ...

Jared Bednar has been known to rely heavily on his top forwards, often overplaying the top line to the point where some ...

Following a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday, the Avalanche return home with all kinds of issues that need to be ...

Given how much Bednar has liked a new-look third line, with Parker Kelly and Joel Kiviranta joining ... Gives us a couple of extra killers with (Valeri Nichushkin) out of the lineup.

Jared Bednar wanted the Avalanche to treat the last five games before the 4 Nations Faceoff like it’s the playoffs. The team ...

January 22 - Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin had a setback in his rehab from a lower-body injury and is now considered week-to-week. Head coach Jared Bednar confirmed the news ...

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin had a setback in his rehab from a lower-body injury and is now considered week-to-week. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday that Nichushkin "is ...