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Bruins take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup finals by beating Blackhawks 2-0 in Game 3

Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.Rask stopped 28 shots for his third shutout of the 2013 playoffs.Corey Crawford made 33 saves for the Blackhawks.Game 4 is Wednesday night in Boston before the matchup of Original Six teams returns to Chicago for a fifth game. The teams split the first two games there, with the Blackhawks winning Game 1 in triple-overtime and the Bruins stealing home-ice advantage on Paille's goal in the first OT of the second game.But this time the intrigue came before the opening faceoff instead of after the end of regulation.Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara and Chicago forward Marian Hossa were both injured du...

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