The Montreal Canadiens return home tonight after playing their last four games on the road out West. It’s the Habs’ first game at the Bell Centre in almost two weeks, and it pits them against a division rival in the Ottawa Senators.
It was nothing short of a frustrating loss for the Ottawa Senators earlier this week, as the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks scored a whopping seven goals against them as part of a 7-3 blowout victory in the Windy City.
Goaltending issues have become a yearly concern for the Ottawa Senators, and after betting on Linus Ullmark to fix all their woes last season, the team has come out with a middling 6-5-1 record while allowing the fifth-most goals in the NHL.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Ottawa Senators are off to a solid start to their 2025-26 season as they look to build upon the momentum they generated last season and make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second year in a row.
The Ottawa Senators had a rough start to the 2025-26 season, going 2-4-1 over their first seven games, but arguably no one had a worse start than goalie Linus Ullmark.
Ahead of a showcase game, featuring two Atlantic Division rivals the Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators, as it is the Prime Monday Night Hockey game of the week, the Sens camp has some news to break.
The Ottawa Senators dominated the Washington Capitals 7–1 on Saturday night, but it wasn’t just the scoreline that turned heads. Late in the second period, with Ottawa holding a 4–0 lead, a scrum erupted behind the Capitals' net.
It was another tough night for the Ottawa Senators, who dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. The loss stung not only because it was their second straight on home ice, but also because it was a game they could have won.
After a promising outcome during the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators are hoping to improve this year. The goaltending was a big part of the team’s run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but will it be the case again this year?
With the 2025-26 season approaching quickly, it is time to start looking at what the Ottawa Senators have to work with. They finally made it back to the playoffs, but this season is going to be about building off the success they found last season.
Along with the growing seed of doubt in Leafland, the confidence is rising within the Ottawa Senators, especially with their goaltender starting to step up when it matters most.
A seed a doubt has been planted, as the Toronto Maple Leafs, once again, weren’t able to finish off the Ottawa Senators. Game 5 saw Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark stand tall, stopping all 27 shots he faced, shutting out the Maple Leafs 4-0.
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 4-0 win over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ return to the Battle of Ontario could not have gone any better. Okay, maybe a 6-0 win would have been better, but considering the stakes that have come with this series, they couldn’t have started the series in a more satisfying way.
Senators goalie Linus Ullmark prevented Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin from inching closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record with an incredible save on Monday.
The Ottawa Senators are dealing with a sudden goaltending crisis after losing star netminder Linus Ullmark to a prolonged back injury. Ullmark, who has been key to the Senators’ recent resurgence, left last Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers after experiencing back tightness in the first period.
The Edmonton Oilers capped off their pre-holiday schedule with a convincing 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, snapping Ottawa’s winning streak and continuing their red-hot stretch.
As per the Ottawa Senators, “Linus Ullmark sustained an upper-body injury during tonight’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. He will not return to action this evening.” The update does not give any indication as to the severity of Ullmak’s injury, but it is definitely concerning for the Senators.
Linus Ullmark continued his dominant stretch in net for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night, backstopping his Sens to a thrilling overtime win over the Calgary Flames.
Watch out…the Ottawa Senators are picking up steam, and a lot of it has to do with their top-notch goaltender. The Senators came into the 2024-25 season with expectations to compete for a playoff spot, much thanks to the team acquiring goaltender Linus Ullmark from the Boston Bruins back in June.