Head coach Mike Sullivan continues to search for the best third defensive pair combination.

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Urho Vaakanainen drew back into the lineup for the first time since Nov. 26 in Saturday night’s 5-4 overtime win against the Canadiens , after the Finnish blueliner was a healthy scratch in the previous seven games to make it 14 times so far this season.

Replacing rookie Scott Morrow, Vaakanainen slotted on to the right side of Matthew Robertson and finished minus-two in 11:33 of ice time.

“There’s been some good, and then there’s been moments where we’d like to see growth,” Sullivan said of

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