A deluge of injuries got Matt Nieto back into the lineup. More games like this will certainly keep him in there. Nieto capped off his first career hat trick on an empty-netter in the closing seconds, Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 shots and the banged-up Colorado Avalanche ended a three-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. read more http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400961737