DENVER - Ryan OReilly came out on top by going up top during a last-minute scramble.OReilly tied the game with 1:45 left in regulation, and Nathan MacKinnon had the only goal in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night.The puck fell to my stick, and I just tried to throw it upstairs, OReilly said. Luckily it went in for us.Jarome Iginla, who was with the Bruins last season, also scored for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov stopped all three Boston shots in the tiebreaker.Torey Krug and Brad Marchand had Bruins goals in regulation in the final game for both teams before the NHL All-Star break.It was a big two points tonight going into this, OReilly said of the Avalanche, who have gone 7-3-2 in 12 games leading up to the break. Everyones mindset for this rest and this break we have, its only going to bring more excitement when we come back.I think we have been playing good hockey, and if we keep this up, were in a great spot.Marchand said although the Bruins fell short, the game wasnt a total loss.Its definitely disappointing considering we were up with a couple of minutes left, Marchand said. We did get a point. It could be worse. Going into the break, weve got to be happy with how we battled back and put ourselves in a playoff position.Trailing 2-1, Colorado, which went 0-6 on the power play, pulled Varlamov for an extra attacker with just over two minutes remaining. In a scramble in front of the net, OReilly lifted a backhanded shot over sprawled goalie Tuukka Rask to tie it.Boston got even 1-1 on Krugs goal at 6:18 of the second. The game remained deadlocked into the third as Colorado failed to capitalize on four successive power plays, including two stretches for just over a minute with a two-man advantage.Bostons penalty-killing unit, along with Rask withstood a volley of shots to fend off Colorados advantages.After shutting down another Avalanche power play early in the third period, Boston went in front 2-1 when Marchand put a wrist shot from the left circle into the corner of the net.Alex Tanguay set up Iginla with a shot from the left side that Rask stopped but couldnt control. The rebound knuckled through the slot where Iginla picked it up and flicked it into the net an instant before the horn sounded to end the first period.Iginla said he believes the Avalanche are poised for a strong second half.Well get some rest and hopefully feed on this one, and when we come back really start to roll, Iginla said.NOTES: Iginlas goal was the 574th of his career, snapping a tie with Mike Bossy for 20th on the NHL career list. ... The Avalanche will have four days off during the break before reconvening Monday for practice ahead of Tuesdays game at Nashville. ... The Bruins resume play next Thursday when they visit the New York Islanders. ... Boston is the only team that hasnt allowed a short-handed goal this season. ... The Bruins have allowed the first goal 26 times this season. 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