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.
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Travis Hamonic will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Bernard-Docker to re-enter the lineup for the first time since November 5th. The 24-year-old Bernard-Docker is averaging 14:17 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in nine games this season.
Jacob Bernard-Docker will draw back into the Senators lineup on Thursday, resulting in Hamonic being a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Hamonic is averaging 16:27 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A), 35 blocks, and 25 hits in 18 games this season.
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.
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.
Perron has not played since the fifth game of the season, missing 11 straight due to persona reasons, but could return to the lineup on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 36-year-old Perron was having trouble establishing himself in the early part of the season, scoring zero points and recording a -4 plus/minus through five games of playing predominantly on the third line.
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 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.
Ostapchuk played the last six games for Ottawa but has been sent down to the Belleville Senators (AHL). The 21-year-old Ostapchuk had five points (1G / 4A) in six games with Belleville earlier this season.
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.
Ostapchuk played well for the Senators but gets sent back to the AHL to clear the way for Shane Pinto to return to the lineup in Toronto on Tuesday. Ostapchuk heads back to Belleville, where he has five points (1G / 4A) in six games this season.
Pinto has missed seven straight but could draw back into the lineup on Saturday against the Boston Bruins. Before his injury, the 23-year-old Pinto had three points and -3 plus/minus through six game this season.
The Senators, fresh off a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, will switch to Forsberg between the pipes on Thursday against the New York Islanders. The 31-year-old Forsberg has a solid 2.65 GAA and .910 SV% in six games (3-2-0), stats greatly skewed by two impressive shutouts in his last three games. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -137 home favorites against an Islanders club averaging only 2.46 goals per game, bottom-five in the NHL.
The Senators, fresh off a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, will likely switch to Forsberg between the pipes on Thursday against the New York Islanders. The 31-year-old Forsberg has a solid 2.65 GAA and .910 SV% in six games (3-2-0), stats greatly skewed by two impressive shutouts in his last three games. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -137 home favorites against an Islanders club averaging only 2.46 goals per game, bottom-five in the NHL.
Artem Zub (concussion) will make his return from a nine-game absence on Thursday against the New York Islanders, resulting in Bernard-Docker being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Bernard-Docker averaged 14:17 time-on-ice and scored two points (0G / 2A) in nine games.