Ottawa Senators News

Anton Forsberg was tending the twine for the Senators when they snapped their five-game losing skid on Monday, but the team will revert to Ullmark on Wednesday night against the San Jose Sharks. Ullmark's first season in Ottawa has been disappointing, posting an ugly 3.10 GAA and .881 SV% in 13 appearances (4-7-1). The 31-year-old Ullmark has lost four straight (0-3-1), allowing 17 combined goals, posting a .835 SV%. That said, the Senators enter Wednesday's contest as sizeable -204 road favorites against a Sharks club that will be without Mikael Granlund for a second straight game.

Zub missed nine games earlier this season with an unrelated injury and will return to the sidelines indefinitely due to a fractured foot. The 29-year-old hard-hitting defenseman has battled injuries the last two seasons, limited to 53 and 69 games respectively. In a corresponding movie, Ottawa recalled Donovan Sebrango from the Belleville Senators (AHL).

After a disappointing start to the season, ranking 29th with 17 points (7-11-3), the Predators have shaken things up by trading Tomasino to the Penguins for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old Tomasino only has one point (0G / 1A) in 11 games this season after scoring 20 (7G / 13A) in 41 last season.

Zub missed nine games earlier this season with an unrelated injury and will return to the sidelines indefinitely due to a fractured foot. The 29-year-old hard-hitting defenseman has battled injuries the last two seasons, limited to 53 and 69 games respectively.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. Ullmark has now lost three in a row while posting an ugly 4.28 GAA and .841 SV%. Tonight he will face a Vancouver team without two of their top forwards, but they've still averaged 3.33 goals per game over their last nine games.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. Ullmark has now lost three in a row while posting an ugly 4.28 GAA and .841 SV%. Tonight he will face a Vancouver team without two of their top forwards, but they've still averaged 3.33 goals per game over their last nine games.

Shane Bowers will make his Devils' debut on Thursday, replacing MacDermid in the lineup. The hard-hitting MacDermid has played 10 games this season, accumulating 17 penalty minutes and 18 hits.

The Senators will turn to Ullmark between the pipes on Thursday, his fifth start in the last six games. The 31-year-old Ullmark has been inconsistent this season, posting a 2.99 GAA and .884 SV% in 11 appearances (4-5-1). He has lost three of his previous five, allowing five goals in each of the losses. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -155 home favorites in a matchup against a Vegas Golden Knights club that played last night, losing 3-0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tomasino will fill in for Luke Evangelista, who was a late scratch for Wednesday's game in Seattle. Tomasino has zero goals and one assist in ten games this season.

After a 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes with Anton Forsberg between the pipes, the Senators will revert to Ullmark on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. Ullmark has been wildly inconsistent in his first season with the Senators. Last week, he followed up a stellar 27-save shutout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs by allowing five goals on 19 shots (.737 SV%) in a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 31-year-old Ullmark has a 2.77 GAA and .890 SV% in 10 appearances this season (4-1-1). The Senators enter the action on Tuesday as +105 home underdogs against an Oilers club defeated 3-0 last night by the Montreal Canadiens.

Ersson was beginning to come to form lately, allowing only seven combined goals in his last five outings (3-0-1), posting a stellar .940 SV%. Expect Ivan Fedotov and Aleksei Kolosov to both see a fair share of the crease over the next 1-2 weeks while Ersson is sidelined.

Ersson was beginning to come to form lately, allowing only seven combined goals in his last five outings (3-0-1), posting a stellar .940 SV%. Expect Ivan Fedotov and Aleksei Kolosov to both see a fair share of the crease over the next 1-2 weeks while Ersson is sidelined.

Ullmark is riding his first two-game winning streak as a Senator and will try to extend it to three on Thursday. The 31-year-old Ullmark has a 2.51 GAA and .904 SV% in nine games (4-4-0) and is coming off his best performance of the season, saving all 27 shots he faced for his first shutout in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -174 home favorites against a Flyers club with points in three straight (2-0-1).

Ersson was beginning to come to form lately, allowing only seven combined goals in his last five outings (3-0-1), posting a stellar .940 SV%. It's unclear the severity of the injury to Ersson, who already missed several games earlier this season. Ivan Fedotov will take the crease on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators in Ersson's absence.

Ullmark is riding his first two-game winning streak as a Senator and will try to extend it to three on Thursday. The 31-year-old Ullmark has a 2.51 GAA and .904 SV% in nine games (4-4-0) and is coming off his best performance of the season, saving all 27 shots he faced for his first shutout in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -174 home favorites against a Flyers club with points in three straight (2-0-1).

Ullmark has only played two of the previous four games for the Senators. He has had trouble establishing himself in his first season in Ottawa, being outplayed at times by Anton Forsberg. However, he will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old Ullmark has a 2.87 GAA and .890 SV% in eight appearances this season (3-4-0). The Senators enter the action on Tuesday as +112 road underdogs against a Maple Leafs club without Auston Matthews (upper body) for a fourth consecutive game.

Pinto has missed eight straight but is expected draw back into the lineup on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before his injury, the 23-year-old Pinto had three points and -3 plus/minus through six game this season.