Head coach Jared Bednar liked what he had seen from forward Valeri Nichushkin through the first 60 minutes of Friday's game and put the Colorado Avalanche forward on the ice to begin overtime as the team was looking to complete a comeback.
Roughly two minutes later on his second shift of OT, Nichushkin rewarded his coach for the trust he placed in him by tallying his second goal of the night to give the Avs a 3-2 victory against the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena.
Nichushkin Scores First Career Overtime Goal
Avalanche forward tallied twice in comeback victory against the Ducks
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