The Bruins are no strangers to adversity, and they’ll have to persevere once again in Game 2 against the Senators.

Already without two of their top-four blueliners in Brandon Carlo (upper body) and Torey Krug (lower body), the Black and Gold will look to take a 2-0 series in Ottawa without David Krejci (upper body) and likely without Colin Miller (lower body). Sean Kuraly will likely fill Krejci’s vacancy up front for the second straight game, while Joe Morrow will fill in for Miller if he is deemed out. Morrow hasn’t suited up for the Bruins since January 22 and last skated down in Providence on February 26 as part of his conditioning stint.

They overcame the injuries in Game 1 – a game where the Bruins came from behind with two third period goals despite firing a grand total of zero shots on goal during the second period. For 20 minutes, they were able to solve Guy Boucher’s 1-3-1 system. We’ll see if that carries over without five of their regulars – also including Noel Acciari (upper body) – in Game 2.

Gametime: 3:00 pm
TV/Radio: NBC/98.5 The Sports Hub
Series: Bruins lead 1-0
Location: Canadian Tire Centre

Bruins projected lines

Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak
Drew Stafford-Ryan Spooner-David Backes
Frank Vatrano-Dominic Moore-Riley Nash
Matt Beleskey-Sean Kuraly-Tim Schaller

Zdeno Chara-Charlie McAvoy
John-Michael Liles-Adam McQuaid
Joe Morrow-Kevan Miller

Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin

Senators projected lines

Clarke MacArthur–Derick Brassard–Bobby Ryan
Ryan Dzingel–Kyle Turris-Alex Burrows
Mike Hoffman-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-Mark Stone
Zack Smith–Chris Kelly-Tommy Wingels

Marc Methot–Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf–Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki–Dennis Wideman

Craig Anderson
Mike Condon

Today’s storylines

– Charlie McAvoy more than held his own in his NHL debut on Wednesday night. The former Boston University standout was second among all defenseman in time on ice with 24:11 only trailing Zdeno Chara who notched a game-high 25:32. From his poised decisions with the puck to being engaged physically on both ends of the ice, McAvoy was one of the few Bruins to stand out in Wednesday’s low-scoring, but entertaining contest. Now that the Sens have an idea on what he brings to the table, McAvoy expects to be a little more engaged in Game 2, especially if he gets paired with Chara from start to finish.

– Another player who stood out on Wednesday night was Tuukka Rask, who kept the Bruins within one after seeing 11 second period shots. His goal was the result of a great hustle play by Bobby Ryan as the former Duck outmuscled Adam McQuaid and followed through on his own rebound for the Sens lone tally. Though Ottawa dominated time of possession in the middle 20, the Black and Gold did a good job cleaning up the area around Rask, especially in the third. The one thing that the Sens do well offensively is creating traffic and getting to the dirty area. With another blue-liner out in Miller, Boucher and company will look to get back to their offensive blueprint this afternoon in the Canadian capital.