There are probably two ways to look at Linus Ullmark's preseason debut for the Ottawa Senators. One is to look at the 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and the 20 saves on 23 shots and say, well, that wasn't exactly what the Senators were hoping to see.
Last season, the Ottawa Senators came dangerously close to beating the two worst single-season NHL team save percentages since 1990, both held by themselves, with a .865 save percentage.
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with the Montreal Canadiens, who are expected to trade Sam Montembeault this offseason after the emergence of Jakub Dobes.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
The offseason goalie market is beginning to take shape, and according to Bruce Garrioch, the Ottawa Senators are expected to be active in searching for a dependable backup behind Linus Ullmark.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
After their ambitions of doing damage in this year’s playoffs were swept away in the first round by the Carolina Hurricanes, it might be time for the Ottawa Senators to consider some changes to their roster – and maybe their culture.
You truly never know what will happen in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Coming into their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Ottawa Senators were seen as a dangerous wild card team playing some of their best hockey heading into the postseason, and a real threat to push and possibly upset the top-seeded Hurricanes.
The Ottawa Senators saw their goaltender put on a top-notch display in their first two games of the Metropolitan Division Semifinal against the Carolina Hurricanes, but came away empty-handed.
The NHL postseason bracket is set. Now comes the chaos. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin Saturday (April 18), bringing with them a wide-open field full of flawed contenders, shaky goaltending and a handful of teams that might be better than anyone expected.
The NHL playoff race is coming down to the wire, with several teams in both the East and West battling for the last remaining spots.
Those who blinked right after the opening face-off between the Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers missed something historic.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Ottawa Senators are fighting tooth and nail for every point they can get in their push to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That was no different on Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay against the Lightning, which made it all the more surprising when it was revealed that Linus Ullmark wouldn’t be the starting goalie.
The Ottawa Senators are in a tough fight for their playoff lives, as they sit three points back of Boston and Detroit for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with 16 games left on their schedule.
Linus Ullmark’s return to the crease couldn’t have come at a more desperate moment for the Ottawa Senators. They’ve been hanging around the edge of the playoff math all season, never fully in, never fully out.
The Ottawa Senators entered Saturday night looking to build on their recent momentum ahead of the Olympic break, carrying a two-game winning streak but still having questionable postseason hopes.
Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark will make his first start since returning from a personal leave when the Senators host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark returned from a monthlong personal leave Sunday and served as his team's backup during a 7-1 win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights.
On Dec. 28, 2025, Ottawa Senators starting goaltender Linus Ullmark would officially begin a leave of absence. The reason, at the time, was unclear.
The onset of anxiety and panic in a Dec. 27 game prompted Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark to take his ongoing personal leave the next day, he told TSN in an interview released Tuesday.
Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark sat down with TSN’s Claire Hanna and discussed his leave of absence from the team. During the full sit-down interview, he addressed the false reports that he had affairs with the wives of some players and that the team was crumbling apart as a result.
Ottawa Senators star Brady Tkachuk had heard enough.
Linus Ullmark and the Ottawa Senators have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately.
With rumors swirling surrounding the reason Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark has been away from the club, the team released a statement denying any claims made online.
The Ottawa Senators announced Sunday that goaltender Linus Ullmark is beginning a leave of absence for personal reasons. "Linus has the full support of our organization during this time," Senators president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios said in a statement.
The Ottawa Senators will be without Linus Ullmark for the immediate future after announcing Sunday that the veteran goaltender will be taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons.
The Ottawa Senators announced today, Dec. 28, that goaltender Linus Ullmark will be taking a personal leave of absence. General manager Steve Staios stated, “Linus has the full support of the organization during this time.
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.
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