[HIGHLIGHTS] Triumphant return: Nichushkin scored and was recognized as the first star of the match, Kuznetsov was traded to Carolina

Valery Nichushkin played his first match for Colorado after participating in the player assistance program. The Russian striker scored the winning goal in overtime and was recognized as the first star, ahead of Alexander Georgiev, who made 29 saves.

In turn, Evgeny Kuznetsov was traded from Washington to Carolina for a third-round draft pick. Klim Kostin moved from Detroit to San Jose. With 43 (23 + 20) points, Valery takes seventh place, five points behind Pavel Buchnevich and Evi Malkin.