The Colorado Avalanche shall be with out their main scorer for a number of days.
Valeri Nichushkin will miss Friday’s recreation in opposition to the New Jersey Devils with a lower-body injury, coach Jared Bednar advised the media after morning skate.
Nichushkin is tied for fourth in league scoring with 12 factors, with his seven objectives sitting second behind Connor McDavid.
Nichushkin was a large piece of Colorado’s Stanley Cup run in 2022, scoring 9 objectives and 15 factors in 20 video games in a top-six function. It was a giant season for Nichushkin, who hit the 50-point mark for the primary time in his profession after three years after getting purchased out by the Dallas Stars.
The 27-year-old winger appeared to have discovered one other gear with the Avs, lining up beside Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen on the highest line out of the gate. Nichushkin is within the first yr of an eight-year deal that may pay him $6.125 million per season.
Martin Kaut shall be Nichushkin’s alternative till he returns. Kaut has performed 4 video games for the Avalanche, averaging simply 7:06 of ice time. He additionally has three factors in two AHL video games with the Colorado Eagles this season. This shall be a giant alternative for the 23-year-old, who, after getting chosen within the first spherical in 2018, has struggled to stay a full-time presence within the lineup.
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