Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin: Three points in big win

Nichushkin scored a goal and added two assists in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Panthers.

After helping to set up tallies by Samuel Girard and Oliver Kylington earlier in the night, Nichushkin capped the scoring for the Avs with an empty-netter. The points were the first of the season for the 29-year-old winger in four games, and he's settling in on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt and Mikko Rantanen.