BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins were content being outshot by nearly a 2-to-1 ratio against St. Louis.

The Bruins focused on defense, forcing the Blues outside for shots that Tuukka Rask saw clearly and had no trouble stopping in a 2-0 win Tuesday night.

Rask made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season, which came against a Blues team that had won 10 of 11.

"You're always going to get little ups and downs during the games, but for the most part we kept things tight and played a good game," said Rask, who didn't leave many rebound opportunities. "Whenever we play defense like that and keep them on the outside for the most part, it makes my job easier and I expect to make those saves. That was my job."

Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug scored for the Bruins, who ended a six-game home losing streak against the Blues. Boston hadn't won at home against the Blues since Jan. 30, 2001.

"We have to realize that for a long time now, every team was ready to play us," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "This is a good team to measure ourselves up against. So those are easier games to get up for. We've been on the other side of that, where we've seen every team come hard at us in the past, and that's what we face."

Brian Elliott made 15 savesww