Valeri Nichushkin News: Two-game, three-point streak

Nichushkin scored two goals Thursday in a 4-1 win over Columbus.

They were his first two goals of the season. Nichushkin's first came four seconds from the end of the second period, when he redirected a shot by Sam Malinski under the glove of Elvis Merzlikins. Nichushkin's second went into an empty net. Nichushkin has three points (two goals, one assist) in his last two games.