Valeri Nichushkin Shines in Avalanche's Shootout Loss
Valeri Nichushkin's performance on Thursday night was nothing short of magnificent, with his coach Jared Bednar describing it as possibly his best game of the year.
The Avalanche debuted their Quebec Nordiques throwbacks but struggled with turnovers and defending early on, as well as power-play struggles throughout the game.
"I thought he was having a great game, maybe his best of the year,"
Nichushkin's second goal of the night, scored on the seventh power-play opportunity, helped the Avalanche come back from a 4-1 deficit at 14:09 of the third period, ultimately leading to a 5-4 shootout loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Author's summary: Nichushkin shines in Avalanche's loss.