Late Wednesday: Bruins 5, Avalanche 3

Boston 2 2 1 — 5 Colorado 1 1 1 — 3

First Period: 1, Boston, Koepke 2 (Peeke, Zadorov), 13:46. 2, Colorado, Colton 2 (Makar, Rantanen), 15:07 (pp). 3, Boston, Coyle 1 (Lohrei), 17:09 (pp). Penalties: Kelly, COL (Interference), 2:32. Tufte, BOS (Holding), 14:48. Kylington, COL (Holding), 16:40.

Second Period: 4, Boston, Pastrnak 4 (Marchand, H.Lindholm), 9:09 (pp). 5, Boston, H.Lindholm 1, 9:22. 6, Colorado, Makar 1 (Rantanen, MacKinnon), 11:15 (pp). Penalties: Rantanen, COL (Interference), 7:32. Boston bench, served by Jones (Slashing), 10:16. Zadorov, BOS (Fighting), 10:16. Stienburg, COL (Fighting), 10:16.

Third Period: 7, Colorado, Rantanen 4 (MacKinnon, Makar), 4:52 (pp). 8, Boston, Beecher 2, 17:59 (en). Penalties: Rantanen, COL (Hooking), 1:42. Tufte, BOS (Cross Checking), 4:29.

Shots on goal: Boston 10-11-4: 25. Colorado 5-6-13: 24.

Power-play opportunities: Boston 2 of 4. Colorado 3 of 3.

Goalies: Boston, Korpisalo 0-1-0 (24 shots-22 saves). Colorado, Georgiev 0-2-0 (24-20).

A: 0 (18,007). T: 2:34.

Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Furman South; Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Bevan Mills.