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Rask helps Bruins shut out Avs

Tuukka Rask made 21 saves and the Boston Bruins defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 at Pepsi Center on Sunday.

The shutout was Rask's third of the season and 33rd of his NHL career. He played both games of a back-to-back for the first time this season, making 31 saves in a 2-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday to begin a three-game road trip.

David Krejci scored for the Bruins (10-6-0), who have won three games in a row and are 7-2-0 in their past nine. Dominic Moore scored an empty-net goal with 27.2 seconds left in the third.

Semyon Varlamov made 43 saves for the Avalanche (6-8-0), who have been shut out four times this season.

Varlamov was under siege in the second period when the Bruins had a 23-7 advantage in shots; Boston was outshooting Colorado 35-14 heading into the third period. He stopped Brandon Carlo on a breakaway after the defenseman exited the penalty box at 14:00 of the third.

Varlamov made three saves against Brad Marchand in the second period, the first one at 10:25 after a giveaway by Eric Gelinas. David Pastrnak passed across to Marchand for a shot that Varlamov kept out with his pad, and he gloved Marchand's rebound attempt at 18:03.

The Bruins went on the first power play of the game at 18:21 when Erik Johnson was penalized for interference after Riley Nash cruised inside defenseman Tyson Barrie through the goalmouth for a shot off the right post. Boston had seven shots with the man-advantage.

Krejci gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 9:30 of the first period. Ryan Spooner got the puck to David Backes, who slipped it to Krejci while putting a hit on Barrie. Krejci skated down the right side and beat Varlamov to the far side for his second goal.

-- by Rick Sadowski for NHL.com --