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O’Reilly forces overtime, Varlamov win shootout for Colorado

Semyon Varlamov deserved a hug from Matt Duchene after stopping all three Boston shots in the shootout to give the Avalanche a win.

DENVER – Ryan O’Reilly tied the game with 1 minute, 45 seconds left in regulation, and Nathan MacKinnon had the only goal in the shootout, as the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Jarome Iginla also scored for Colorado, and Semyon Varlamov stopped all three Boston shots in the tiebreaker.

Torey Krug and Brad Marchand had Bruins goals in regulation in the final game for both teams before the NHL All-Star break.

Trailing 2-1, Colorado, which went 0-6 on the power play, pulled Varlamov for an extra attacker with just over two minutes remaining. In a scramble in front of the net, O’Reilly lifted a backhanded shot over sprawled goalie Tuukka Rask to tie it.



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