"There was no reason not to, he's been a good goaltender for us," Bruins coach Claude Julien said when asked if he expected Rask to have such a strong start.
"He had a bit of an off year last year, but he's been good. He's won the Vezina, he's a guy that's had some good save percentages. He's a guy that certainly deserves the accolades he's getting right now.
"He's been solid since the start of the season, and he's given us a chance to win every night."
One of the accolades Julien was referring to was Rask being named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday after posting a 4-0-0 record, with a 0.75 goals against average, .970 save percentage, and two shutouts for the week ending Nov. 13.
"Can't say enough about that guy," said David Krejci. "He's been really good so far, keeping us in the game every single game. Sometimes you only need one or two goals to win the game.
"It's good to see him playing that well. Hopefully he can keep it up."
Rask, however, has been deflecting much of the praise that has come his way. He would like to place the focus more on the players in front him.
"I think a lot of it is how we've played," said Rask, who won the Vezina Trophy in 2013-14 as the league's top goalie. "I think we've played so solid for the most part that it obviously helps a lot for a goalie when I can see those pucks and then they keep teams on the outside.
"We've been playing good hockey. I've felt good. I think everybody has contributed to our success and I'm just riding along with the boys, I guess."