DENVER — His team’s fortunes rising the last two weeks, Bruins coach Claude Julien decided Sunday night to alter his lineup slightly for the game here against the Avalanche.

On the back line, little-used Joe Morrow replaced Colin Miller on the defensive pairing with John-Michael Liles, the former Avalanche defenseman who flipped to right D.

Up front, Tim Schaller gave way to Sean Kuraly on a revised fourth line with Dominic Moore and Jimmy Hayes.

“They were fine,’’ Julien said after the 2-0 win. “I thought Joe made some great plays here. You saw a guy who hasn’t played in a while and he doesn’t get himself in trouble, that is a great sign. And Kuraly just brings some energy, and that just gave us an opportunity to put some fresh legs in there today. And I thought it was important for us to have that.’’

Morrow landed three shots on net in his 15:20 of ice time. Kuraly also landed three shots in his 8:58 of ice time.

Miller, who had been Liles’s partner of late, had played in all 15 games through Saturday, but turned in only a 1-1—2 line. He was 0-0—0 again in 16:59 of ice time Saturday against the Coyotes. He has a booming shot, which can be effective, but Julien decided to sit him after seeing only one of his 24 shot go in the net.

Schaller, an effective member on the fourth line, particularly before right winger Noel Acciari was injured last week, has a line of 2-2—4. He saw the ice for 16 shifts in Glendale, for a total of 16:59, and did not generate a shot on net.

Morrow Saturday night sat out his 10th straight game. Morrow, acquired in the deal that sent Tyler Seguin to Dallas, played two games early in the season, didn’t put up a point, and spent three weeks in the press box prior to Sunday night.

Kuraly, who made his NHL debut Nov. 3 in Tampa, was back in the lineup for the first time since being recalled Friday from AHL Providence.

Frequent contributors

They weren’t at their best in a 2-1 win Saturday night in Glendale, but the Bruins edged the Coyotes for their sixth victory in eight games. Ryan Spooner opened the night’s scoring, and David Pastrnak followed only 1:50 later in the second period for his team-high 10th strike of the season.

Pastrnak, by far the club’s most consistent offensive force from the start of the season, scored only 15 goals last season. His pace, though nearly impossible to keep up in today’s game, would bring him 55 goals over the 82-game season.

Only Winnipeg rookie sensation Patrick Laine had more goals (11) than Pastrnak, who is tied for second in league scoring with Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby and another Winnipeg young gun, Mark Scheifele.

Overall, to the delight of Julien, more players have been contributing on offense of late, taking some of the pressure off Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, and Pastrnak.

“There is not as much pressure when everyone is chipping in,’’ said Marchand. “But I think we are going to approach it the same way, regardless if we score a goal a game or 10 goals a game. We are out there to do a job, and whether that is scoring or going out there to shut down another line, we have to do that.’’

The Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak trio didn’t factor in the scoring Sunday, but the line amassed 10 shots on net.

By Marchand’s view, Pastrnak’s early success is rooted in the young right winger’s improved overall game.

“He is making the right plays at the right time,’’ said Marchand, who, prior to the game here had only 2 goals in his past 11 games. “He’s chipping [the puck in the offensive zone], he’s willing to get it, he’s making the right plays at the right time, he’s forechecking, he is going in the corners, he’s coming back hard . . . and you know, he is playing well defensively. He chips out when he needs to and making plays when he needs to and it is great to see him take such a big jump from one year to the next.

“If he can continue to work on his game and improve it, he is going to be a great player in this league.’’

Return of the native

Bruins rookie Brandon Carlo, favorite son of Colorado Springs, said he had 50 friends-and-family passes ready for a postgame meet-and-greet here.

Some of his family members were in a luxury box (22 seats), while others had to pony up at the box office. The 19-year-old Carlo could be single-handedly moving the needle on the NHL’s gross revenue.

“Very excited,’’ Carlo said just prior to puck drop, looking forward to playing in the rink where he saw his first NHL game as a grade-schooler.

“I feel like it’s going to be a really fun night for me. I am hoping just to play a really good game and continue on the right path.’’

Carlo recalled that he played in the Pepsi Center as a young kid with, “only my parents in the stands.

“It’s going to be a cool experience to be in a big building like this,’’ he said.

Winning the draws

Bergeron had a stellar night at the faceoff dot in Glendale. He won 19 of his 24 faceoffs for a 79 percent win percentage. Second busiest was David Krejci, who won 9 of 16 for 58 percent. Overall, the Bruins won 64 percent of the drops . . . The game in Denver was bit of a homecoming for Liles, who started his NHL career here under then-coach Tony Granato. Liles and his wife still spend summers here and plan to make Colorado their home when he retires . . . Moore’s empty-netter was his fourth goal of the season, placing him third on the club . . . The Bruins will stay here for a couple of days, enjoying day off on Monday and then practicing here Tuesday morning. They fly to Minnesota on Wednesday and wrap up the trip in St. Paul Thursday against the Wild . . . Look for Tuukka Rask to get the start against the Wild. He is in one of his best grooves in his tenure with the Bruins and Julien is well aware of the need to be comfortably in the playoff picture by Thanksgiving. Historically, clubs below the cut line on Thanksgiving have a very hard time qualify for one of the eight playoff berths.