DENVER — Casey Mittelstadt’s first game as the fourth-line center didn’t last long. But it wasn’t quit because of his own doing. Valeri Nichushkin left the game late in the second period ...

What an incredible bounceback for the Avalanche. They needed Casey Mittelstadt to get things figured out and he did. His linemates were a big reason why.

Mittelstadt distributed an even-strength assist and went plus-1 Sunday in a 2-0 win over Philadelphia. Mittelstadt earned his third helper in his last five games when he set up Samuel Girard's ...

Valeri Nichushkin made his 2024-25 season debut ... He skated on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt and Jonathan Drouin along with the second powerplay unit. It was Nichushkin’s first ...

Casey Mittelstadt had the type of performance ... Especially given the fact that the returns of Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen were supposed to further elevate his play.

Follow along here this season for signings, trades, transactions and other news from the NHL: Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri ... and Nichushkin will play on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt.

Another concern has been the performance of 26-year-old Casey Mittelstadt ... seen all four of Jonathan Drouin (missed 33 games), Valeri Nichushkin (22), Ross Colton (17), and Artturi Lehkonen ...

C olorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin (lower body) has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury and is considered week-to-week. Nichushkin, who has been out since Dec. 31, returned to ...

Nichushkin will enter Stage 3 of the NHL/NHL Players' Association Player Assistance Program, which carries an automatic six-month suspension. Losing Nichushkin is a bitter blow for Colorado.