The Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin is close to returning from a two-week absence due to a lower-body injury, having fully participated in practice and potentially rejoining the lineup against Montreal on Saturday. In other news, Bruins’ Matej Blumel is out with a lower-body injury, while Daniel Walcott has signed a PTO with AHL Hartford after a decade in Tampa Bay’s system.
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