While that does take away their greatest strength -- the five-man buzzsaw unit of MacKinnon, Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar, and Devon Toews -- it provides the lineup with some much ...

Alas, reality set in soon after that. The Dallas Stars took full advantage of an Avalanche team missing both Valeri Nichushkin and Devon Toews, and cruised to a dominant 5-1 victory in Game 4 to ...

Miles Wood is still on injured reserve, Samuel Girard’s status is uncertain, and Valeri Nichushkin seems to be dealing with a foot injury that won’t quite resolve itself. Devon Toews ...

Devon Toews scored twice ... s back and trickled across the goal line at 18:18 of the second. Footnote: Valeri Nichushkin was on the ice Monday before the Avs’ morning skate at Ball Arena.

Complicated ending and all, Mikko Rantanen should be looked at as one of the all-time greats for the Colorado Avalanche.

DENVER (AP) — Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime ... Avalanche: The top line was juggled around with Valeri Nichushkin sidelined by a lower-body injury. Rantanen took Nichushkin's ...

The Boston Bruins have been fighting the injury bug in recent games, while battling to remain among the playoff contenders ...

Former Wolverine Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick in the Blue Jackets' 5-1 win over the Maple ...

Devon Toews has an annual salary of $7.25 million until 2031, Valeri Nichushkin has a contract that pays him $6.145 million until the end of the 2030 season… There are big contracts in Colorado right ...

Devon Toews has an annual salary of $7.25 million until 2031, Valeri Nichushkin has a contract that pays him $6.145 million until the end of the 2030 season… There are big contracts in Colorado ...