Valeri Nichushkin's performance was described as "C'est magnifique" on Thursday night.
The Avalanche debuted the Quebec Nordiques throwbacks but struggled with turnovers and defense early on, as well as power-play struggles throughout the game.
"I thought he was having a great game, maybe his best of the year,"
said Avs coach Jared Bednar about Nichushkin's promotion to the top power-play unit before scoring the game-tying goal.
Nichushkin's second goal of the night helped the Avalanche come back from a 4-1 deficit at 14:09 of the third period, resulting in a 5-4 shootout loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Author's summary: Nichushkin shines in Avalanche's shootout loss.