October 31, 2009 Rask earns shutout in 2-0 Bruins win

BOSTON (AP) - Rookie Tuukka Rask turned aside 18 shots for his second shutout in eight NHL starts and Blake Wheeler and Vladimir Sobotka set each other up for goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

Rask was locked in a scoreless duel with veteran Nikolai Khabibulin until Wheeler converted on Sobotka's hard work 2:47 into the third period. Sobotka finished off a 2-on-1 at 7:02.

Daniel Paille assisted on both goals.

Rask was making his fourth start of the season. He gave Boston its third straight shutout of Edmonton and the Bruins' eighth win in a row over the Oilers, dating back to 2000. He had blanked the New York Rangers in his only start last season.

Edmonton has lost four of its last five.

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