Valeri Nichushkin is going to return Wednesday night against the New Jersey Devils. He’s been out since Dec. 31 with a lower-body injury. He’s expected to start on the second line and the second power-play unit.
It took 25 seconds for Valeri Nichushkin to make an impact Wednesday ... sending back toward the Devils goal line with a backhanded swat. Jonathan Drouin was there to stop the puck, kick it ...
Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13 ... “There are so many things he does with that frame of his,” forward Jonathan Drouin said of Nichushkin. “He’s a beast and we’re going to need him.”