Joel Kiviranta notched his first hat trick, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Denver on Sunday night. Valeri Nichushkin also scored ...

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick ... goals for Colorado after trailing 4-2 in the second period. Joel Kiviranta also scored and MacKinnon closed it out with an empty-netter ...

Valeri Nichushkin sealed the win and completed ... play goal at 12:45 of the second after another feed from Matthews. Joel Kiviranta scored for the second time in as many games to get Colorado ...

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup Wednesday night for the first time in nearly two months after recovering from a lower-body injury. The Russian forward ...

FILE - Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) and Seattle Kraken right wing Kaapo Kakko (84) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David ...

FILE - Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) and Seattle Kraken right wing Kaapo Kakko (84) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David ...