Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) ... That includes Nikolai Kovalenko on an entry-level deal, but it also includes Valeri Nichushkin’s $6.125 million cap hit.

With Valeri Nichushkin, Gabe Landeskog and Arrturi Lehkonen not available, the Colorado Avalanche could look to Casey Mittelstadt to play in front of the net on the power play.

Avalanche forward Casey Mittelstadt said that he and a few teammates found out about Nichushkin as they entered Ball Arena hours before they took the ice for pregame skate.

Valeri Nichushkin talked about the work he has done while being suspended for six months ... He skated on the second line for much of the game alongside center Casey Mittelstadt and wing ...

The Avalanche signed center Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract, ... but that does include $6.125 million for Valeri Nichushkin. He is suspended until at least mid-November.

It took 25 seconds for Valeri Nichushkin to make an impact Wednesday night. Nichushkin hadn’t played in 21 games because of a lower-body injury, ... (Casey) Mittelstadt and Drouin.

Casey Mittelstadt can be more than just a solution to Avalanche’s second-line center ... Valeri Nichushkin and Gabe Landeskog, but none of them are currently available. If Bednar decides to ...

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin (lower body) will be welcomed back into the lineup on Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils. He will make his first appearance in 2025 after missing ...

Artturi Lehkonen, Casey Mittelstadt and Logan O'Connor also scored for Colorado, which ended a two-game skid. ... Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin, who missed 21 games, ...

Casey Mittelstadt began the night with a demotion. ... Valeri Nichushkin did not play in the final 24:47 of this game after getting hit along the boards by Winnipeg’s Logan Stanley.