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Valeri Nichushkin's 2025-2026 season

Points
49
NHL#137
Goals
17
NHL#163
Assists
32
NHL#114
Plus/minus
+9
NHL#129
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Right winger Valeri Nichushkin was 30 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Avalanche. He played 72 of a possible 82 games and scored 17 goals and 32 assists for 49 points, 0.68 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Valeri Nichushkin plays the 2025-2026 season for Colorado Avalanche

    COLColorado Avalanche

    Valeri was 30 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      COL4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG14:41TOI
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    • The game
      UTA1–2COL
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL5–4COL
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:01TOI
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    • The game
      COL3–1BUF
      W
      game 4/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG15:46TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      COL4–1CBJ
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG17:21TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4COL
      W
      game 6/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG15:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–4UTA
      L
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR5–4COL
      L
      game 8/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP22:05TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–3BOS
      L
      game 9/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG23:32TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–4NJD
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:47TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–8COL
      W
      game 11/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP20:00TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–2VGK
      W
      game 12/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:07TOI
      View the game
    • November 2025
    • The game
      COL2–3SJS
      L
      game 13/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:32TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–3COL
      W
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL9–1EDM
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–4VAN
      W
      game 16/827
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP16:28TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA1–4COL
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG12:57TOI
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8217 of 21 played
      12
      points
      NHL#152
      5
      goals
      NHL#126
      7
      assists
      NHL#171
      COL
      15-1-5W-L-OT35Points
      1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • December 2025
    • The game
      VAN1–3COL
      W
      game 26/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG12:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–6NYI
      L
      game 27/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG16:23TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–2NYR
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:09TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–2PHI
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG15:22TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–4NSH
      L
      game 30/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:42TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA2–6COL
      W
      game 31/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG16:48TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–4COL
      W
      game 32/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG17:45TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–3SEA
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG16:50TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG2–3COL
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG21:16TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–1MIN
      W
      game 35/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG19:27TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      UTA0–1COL
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–5VGK
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG20:03TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5COL
      W
      game 38/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:43TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–6COL
      W
      game 39/826
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-6SOG17:05TOI
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–3CAR
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–2FLA
      L
      game 41/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:28TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8233 of 41 played
      26
      points
      NHL#117
      11
      goals
      NHL#98
      15
      assists
      NHL#134
      COL
      31-3-7W-L-OT69Points
      1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      COL2–4TBL
      L
      game 42/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:30TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–8COL
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG15:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ0–4COL
      W
      game 44/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:16TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3COL
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG18:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH7–3COL
      L
      game 46/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG15:18TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–1COL
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:49TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI7–3COL
      L
      game 49/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1TOR
      W
      game 50/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG17:04TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–5OTT
      L
      game 51/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG15:59TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–7MTL
      L
      game 52/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG15:13TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–0DET
      W
      game 53/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG22:57TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 2026
    • The game
      DET2–0COL
      L
      game 54/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG24:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–4COL
      W
      game 55/825
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-2SOG20:44TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–2UTA
      W
      game 56/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP16:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–2COL
      L
      game 57/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:31TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–3COL
      W
      game 58/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:54TOI
      View the game
    • March 2026
    • The game
      COL4–2LAK
      W
      game 59/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:06TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–1ANA
      W
      game 60/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:28TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–4DAL
      W
      game 61/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG19:15TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–3COL
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG15:42TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8253 of 62 played
      37
      points
      NHL#141
      13
      goals
      NHL#159
      24
      assists
      NHL#133
      COL
      43-10-9W-L-OT95Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Central·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM4–3COL
      L
      game 63/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG18:58TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–1SEA
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:19TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL1–3WPG
      L
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG23:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–2COL
      L
      game 66/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG22:40TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–1COL
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:56TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL4–1CHI
      W
      game 68/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG16:52TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–2WSH
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL6–2PIT
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG14:58TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–2WPG
      W
      game 71/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG12:02TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG4–2COL
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:01TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–9COL
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG15:42TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 2026
    • The game
      VAN8–6COL
      L
      game 74/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG13:01TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–0DAL
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:43TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2COL
      L
      game 76/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    Injured

    Valeri goes down and misses 1 game

    Upper body

    • The game
      COL3–1STL
      W
      game 77/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP15:45TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–3COL
      W
      game 78/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG16:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VGK3–2COL
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG16:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–1EDM
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL3–1CGY
      W
      game 81/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SEA0–2COL
      W
      game 82/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG18:13TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Valeri Nichushkin closes the 2025-2026 season with 49 points

    COLColorado Avalanche
    Points
    49
    NHL#137
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#163
    Assists
    32
    NHL#114
    P/GP
    0.68
    NHL#139
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#129
    Events
    32
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    3×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Colorado Avalanche are in the playoffs

    First round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Los Angeles Kings

    COLvsLAK
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      LAK1–2COL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG16:24TOI
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK1–2COL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:08TOI
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      COL4–2LAK
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:29TOI
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      COL5–1LAK
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:38TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0

    COL4–0LAK
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    7 days later
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche meet Minnesota Wild

    COLvsMIN
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MIN6–9COL
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG15:24TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 2
      MIN2–5COL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG17:56TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 3
      COL1–5MIN
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:25TOI
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 4
      COL5–2MIN
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:09TOI
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 5
      MIN3–4COL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:27TOI
      View the game
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Minnesota Wild out 4–1

    COL4–1MIN
    Advance
    5Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    3 days later
    Conference final

    Colorado Avalanche meet Vegas Golden Knights

    COLvsVGK
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VGK4–2COL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG13:39TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 2
      VGK3–1COL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:07TOI
      View the game
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead2–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      COL3–5VGK
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG08:34TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Valeri goes down and misses 4 games

    Lower body

    • Game 4
      COL1–2VGK
      L
      3
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead4–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      VGK0–0COL
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead4–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      COL0–0VGK
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • June 2026
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead4–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      VGK0–0COL
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    Conference final

    Vegas Golden Knights knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–0

    COL0–4VGK
    Eliminated
    3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Valeri Nichushkin ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 4 points

    COLColorado Avalanche
    Points
    4
    NHL#112
    Games
    12
    Goals
    2
    NHL#69
    Assists
    2
    NHL#112
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#88
    +/-
    0
    NHL#127
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    LAK4–0→MIN4–1→VGK0–4