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Bruins say Chara has a lower-body injury, ‘doubtful’ for next two games

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BOSTON, MA - MARCH 01: Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins looks on during the second period at TD Garden on March 1, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Zdeno Chara will not travel with the Boston Bruins for Thursday’s game in Ottawa. The B’s said this morning that Chara suffered a lower-body injury last night against St. Louis and that a further update would be provided Friday prior to their home game against Calgary.

Chara logged 9:04 against the Blues before getting hurt and leaving in the second period. The Bruins had leads of 1-0 and 2-1, but would go on to lose, 4-2.

Colin Miller was a healthy scratch against St. Louis, so he could come in against the Sens. The Bruins also expect to get Kevan Miller (hand) back shortly.

But even at 39, Chara is still the Bruins’ best defenseman. He’s been paired all season with rookie Brandon Carlo, who admitted he “struggled a little bit” without his veteran partner against the Blues.

“It’s definitely a little more responsibility on myself to to get in better positions there and keep those ones out of the net,” Carlo said, per CSNNE.

“We just have to keep it simple, and that is something I was struggling with you could say. Moving the puck up – I needed to do it a little bit faster and be a little bit stronger out there for sure. Definitely not happy with the end of my second period, you know, but I think that’s just mainly my responsibility to keep playing the way that I can no matter who is across from me.”

Carlo finished minus-2 on the night, while Torey Krug logged the most ice time among the Bruins at 24:44.

Based on this morning’s practice, Carlo could skate with John-Michael Liles against the Sens, with Krug and Adam McQuaid together on the other top-4 pairing.

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