Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin (lower body ... might be reunited on the first line due to Nichushkin's absence. Jonathan Drouin, who returned to the lineup with a two-assist ...

With Nichushkin on the shelf, Mikko Rantanen will likely move up to the first line, though Jonathan Drouin could be an option as well.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin ... Josh Manson and forward Jonathan Drouin before losing Nichushkin, who left a New Year's Eve win ...

Jonathan Drouin, who has played in five games this ... But this will be the first game that Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen and Ross Colton play together all season.

(AP) — Jonathan Drouin got his first two goals of the ... He missed 16 games with an upper-body injury. Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists for Colorado, which got a four-goal second ...

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for an indefinite ... recently got ...

DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for ... Josh Manson and forward Jonathan Drouin before losing Nichushkin, who left a New Year's Eve win ...