Valeri Nichushkin News: Nets lone goal in loss

Nichushkin scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Stars in Game 3.

The goal was Nichushkin's first point of the series. He's added eight shots on net, six hits and a plus-1 rating over three contests. Nichushkin is locked in as a top-six winger, though his minutes could be threatened if Gabriel Landeskog can get up to full speed during the playoffs, assuming the Avalanche can turn things around after falling behind 2-1 in the series Wednesday.