Rask's been a rock during Bruins' incredible run

Tuukka Rask is looking like a clone of his 2014 Vezina-winning self.

After a slow start to the 2017-18 campaign, the Boston Bruins netminder has found his game and has been the catalyst for a club that has taken a giant leap in the standings.

With a shutout win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, the Bruins tied the Toronto Maple Leafs with 48 points on the year, but moved ahead of them in the standings with Boston having two games in hand.

The Bruins have been getting contributions throughout their lineup over the last month, but none have made a bigger impact than Rask's stellar play.

Over the his last 11 games, Rask has gone 9-0-1 while posting a league-best .955 save percentage and a 1.22 GAA, allowing one goal or less in eight of those games; one of those appearances, on Dec. 4 against Nashville, came in relief of Anton Khudobin, who was pulled in the second period.

Overall the Bruins have gone 9-1-2 in their last 12 games, scoring 44 goals and allowing just 20 against. They are arguably the league's hottest team and they can thank their No. 1 netminder for a large part of their success.

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