On Monday, Embattled Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin returned to practice, a sign his six-month suspension is nearing an end. "I think it's a relief for him. He's been skating for himself for months now," defenseman Cale Makar said about the ...

The return of suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin to practice Monday was sudden enough that teammate Mikko Rantanen did a little double-take when he spotted him on the ice. Rantanen recovered with an ice breaker.

Advertising MacKinnon shook Wright and Eeli Tolvanen and found Chris Wagner for Colorado’s first goal 2:28 into the game, and he created the chaos around the goal that led to Ivan Ivan’s goal late in the period that gave the Avalanche a 2-1 lead.

Nov. 5 was the Seattle Kraken’s last game on their five-game road trip. They faced the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. They already lost to the Avalanche earlier this season 3-2 during the Frozen Frenzy on Oct.