Bruins' Vaakanainen suffers concussion after taking elbow to face

Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Urho Vaakanainen suffered a concussion during Tuesday's contest against the Ottawa Senators and will not return after catching a Mark Borowiecki elbow in the face, the team announced.

Urho Vaakanainen takes a Borowiecki elbow to the face. He's getting tended to on the bench. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/aCLBZnFOPL

- Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) October 23, 2018

The game was just the second of Vaakanainen's career. He was recalled from the AHL last week.

If Vaakanainen were to miss additional time it would be a significant blow to a Bruins blue line already without Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, and Kevan Miller.

Vaakanainen, 19, was the Bruins' first-round pick, 18th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft.

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