Off, which starts on Wednesday, will not get to relax over the next week and a half. But most of the team is getting out of ...

and dependable secondary players in Devon Toews, Josh Manson, Artturi Lehkonen, Jonathan Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin and Casey Middlestadt. The Avalanche also have a potential star addition if ...

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 ...

Devon Toews scored twice ... “That’s us right now.” Footnote: Valeri Nichushkin was on the ice Monday before the Avs’ morning skate at Ball Arena. Nichushkin has missed the past two ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already ... Game 4 they would be without top defenseman Devon Toews because of an illness, another blow for a team that ...

Toews recorded a pair of assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 5-4 win over the Oilers. Toews was still overshadowed by defense partner Cale Makar's two ...