This is the Avalanche lineup for tonight's game against the Dallas Stars at the Pepsi Center (note that Marc-Andre Cliche is playing right wing on Paul Stastny's line, but he also helped kill a first-period penalty):

Ryan O'Reilly-Matt Duchene-Steve Downie
Gabriel Landeskog-Paul Stastny-Marc-Andre Cliche
Guillaume Desbiens-John Mitchell-PA Parenteau
Cody McLeod-Brad Malone-Patrick Bordeleau

Andre Benoit-Cory Sarich
Matt Hunwick-Tyson Barrie
Nick Holden-Nate Guenin

Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Sami Aittokallio

Giguere is scheduled to play the entire game.

As noted in my blog from this morning, first overall pick Nathan MacKinnon is scheduled to play Thursday in Dallas and Saturday in Las Vegas against Los Angeles. He's been nursing a hip flexor injury. He hasn't played since the opening preseason game as a precaution, coach Patrick Roy said.

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Check out my Semyon Varlamov story on nhl.com

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=683853

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