Valeri Nichushkin, Toronto Maple Leafs and Avalanche

Valeri Nichushkin's hat trick carries Avalanche past Maple Leafs
Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 points for the season, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver on Saturday night.
Valeri Nichushkin, Nathan MacKinnon lead new-look Avalanche to comeback win against Maple Leafs
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including a brilliant power-play goal to complete a Colorado Avalanche comeback in a 7-4 victory Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at a raucous Ball Arena.
Good & Bad: Nichushkin’s Hat Trick Lifts Dangerous New-Look Avalanche Over Toronto
On a night where the goaltending was uncharacteristically shaking, the new additions sparked the Avalanche’s offense, and a Valeri Nichushkin hat-trick catapulted them to victory. Colorado trailed the Toronto Maple Leafs by two goals on Saturday but climbed back to win 7-4 at Ball Arena.
Nichushkin has hat trick, MacKinnon scores go-ahead goal as Avalanche rally for 7-4 win over Leafs
Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 .
Nichushkin and Mackinnon Combine for Five Goals To Propel Avalanche Past Maple Leafs 7-4
MacKinnon gave the Avs a 5-4 lead on the power play at 15:45 of the third period with his 26th goal of the season via a left-circle wrist shot. With that goal, he picked up his 99th point of the season and the 998th point of his career.
Nichushkin’s Hat Trick Powers Avalanche to 7-4 Victory Over Maple Leafs
The Colorado Avalanche took down the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver, Colorado with the help of Valeri Nichushkin's hat trick.
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