OTTAWA -- Their names had gradually been crossed off as options: Torey Krug, Brandon Carlo, David Krejci, Colin Miller. By the time the third period had started at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Boston Bruins were down three defensemen and Krejci, their No. 2 center -- and had just endured a period when they did not have a single shot on goal.
Not one.
And yet, after it was all over, the Bruins were the ones celebrating the win, the ones skating off the ice with a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference First Round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a come-from-behind 2-1 win against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
Bruins shake off injuries, take lead against Senators
Persevere despite being down three defensemen, playing without center David Krejci in Game 1 win
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