Valeri Nichuhskin is one stop closer to returning for the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin collects the puck against Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen in the second period of Game 3 of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in Denver on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Nichushkin was cleared to practice Monday with the Avs and was on the ice with the team at Family Sports Center. He remains in Stage 3 of the NHL-NHLPA Player Assistance program and isn’t eligible to apply for full reinstatement until the middle of this month. He has been skating and working out on his own away from the team for a few weeks.and placed in Stage 3 of the program the day of Game 4 against the Dallas Stars during the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
It was a career year for Nichushkin. Despite missing that chunk of the season, Nichushkin finished with 28 goals and 53 points in 54 games — both new personal bests.
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