The Avalanche are playing their home opener after going 2-1-0 on a three-game road trip to begin the season. They are 13-5-3 in home openers since moving from Quebec in 1995.
Players to watch
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who will start for the third time this season, is 1-5-1 against the Avalanche despite a 2.00 goals-against average and .929 save percentage. He stopped 19 of 22 shots in Boston's 4-0 loss to Colorado at TD Garden on Monday. Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov will make his second consecutive start. He made 29 saves Monday for his 22nd NHL shutout. He is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .971 save percentage.
They said it
"We want to show that we're a better team than we showed Monday afternoon. We want to play to our standard. It's 82 games a year [and] you want to play to your standard. We feel we're a good hockey team and we will win our share of games. We didn't feel we did that on Monday, we addressed it and here we are." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy "We want to do well at home. We haven't done very well the last few years and we want to be better this year."-- Avalanche center Matt Duchene. Colorado went 13-26-2 at home last season and 17-20-4 in 2015-16
Heinen was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. ... Barberio will replace Lindholm after being a healthy scratch the past two games.
Stat pack
The Bruins are 5-0-1 at Pepsi Center since a 4-1 loss on Dec. 7, 2005 ... The Avalanche haven't allowed an even-strength goal in three games, permitting five on power plays and one shorthanded.
