BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 10: Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins shoots the puck against Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 of the Colorado Avalanche at the TD Garden on October 10, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
Quick game summary
In the first period, Avs Ryan O'Reilly scored a power-play goal, making it 1-0 Avs.
In the second period, no scoring happened. During the period, Avs giant enforcer Patrick Bordeleau and Bruins Shawn Thornton dropped the gloves and had a short fight with Bordeleau losing his balance.
In the third period, Avs Matt Duchene scored an empty-net goal, making it 2-0 and putting the game away.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 28 saves on 29 shots. Rask is now 2-1-0 with a 1.01 GAA and a .966 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in shots 39-30, hits 27-25 and blocked shots 17-14. Both teams had 32 faceoff wins. The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play while the Avalanche went 1-for-4.
Jarome Iginla led the Bruins with 7 shots. Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 hits each. Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
Player notes
Carl Soderberg did not play again.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 2-1-0 with 4 points. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday at the Columbus Blue Jackets at 2pm ET.
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