PuckSleuth
35Cap hit
$8.25M
7.9% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then UFA
Clause
NMC
Surplus value
−$4.55M
vs. $3.7M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
49
49 starts
Record
28-12-8
SV%
.891
GAA
2.73
Shots against
1198
GSAx
-10
goals saved above expected
Game Score
-0.22
per game
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | xGA | GSAx | HD saves | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25vs CAR · L 4-2 | L | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 58:01 | 4.45 | +2.45 | 5/7 | +2.43 |
| Apr 23vs CAR · L 2-1 | L | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 58:01 | 2.94 | +0.94 | 4/5 | +0.92 |
| Apr 20@ CAR · OTL 3-2 | L | 49 | 46 | 3 | .939 | 93:34 | 4.63 | +1.63 | 3/5 | +1.61 |
| Apr 18@ CAR · L 2-0 | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 56:49 | 4.36 | +2.36 | 6/7 | +2.34 |
| Apr 11@ NYI · W 3-0 | W | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | 2.75 | +2.75 | 4/4 | +2.74 |
Dec = decision (W, L, OTL; ND = started, no decision). HD saves = high-danger shots on goal stopped. GS = our Game Score.
Advanced metrics
2025-26 · 49 GP · 2,883 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies
36th percentile
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1st percentile
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46th percentile
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59th percentile
9th percentile
Expected goals come from our own model and rate every unblocked shot he faced by its chance of going in. High-danger shots are those worth 0.15 expected goals or more. Percentiles compare him with goalies who played 600 minutes that season. xGA/60 shows how hard his workload was, so its bar is grey.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 49 GP · goals above average
Season total -10.6 goals, or -0.22 per game.
- Goaltending
- -10.6
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SA | GA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .913 | 2.60 | 0 | 565 | 49 | — |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 3.06 | 0 | 36 | 3 | — |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 2.00 | 0 | 123 | 8 | — |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Sabres | 37 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | .905 | 3.11 | 2 | 1146 | 109 | — |
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Sabres | 34 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | .915 | 2.69 | 1 | 1066 | 91 | — |
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 20 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .917 | 2.63 | 0 | 591 | 49 | — |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 41 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 2 | .917 | 2.45 | 1 | 1140 | 95 | — |
| 2022-23 | Boston Bruins | 49 | 48 | 40 | 6 | 1 | .938 | 1.89 | 2 | 1457 | 91 | +32.9 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 40 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | .915 | 2.57 | 2 | 1207 | 103 | +12.8 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 44 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 3 | .910 | 2.72 | 4 | 1229 | 112 | +4.5 |
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 49 | 49 | 28 | 12 | 8 | .891 | 2.73 | 3 | 1198 | 131 | -10 |
| 2026-27 | Ottawa Senators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .931 | 2.00 | 0 | 29 | 2 | — |
| Career | 12 seasons | 341 | 331 | 192 | 99 | 34 | .914 | 2.57 | 15 | 9787 | 843 |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GSAx (goals saved above expected) is ours, from our expected goals model.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
- Ullmark: Penalty Kill came up huge tonight
TSN · Oct 4
- Stephen Halliday scores winner, Linus Ullmark stands tall as Ottawa Senators top Toronto Maple Leafs
TSN · Oct 4
- Halliday scores winner, Ullmark stands tall as Senators top Maple Leafs 3-2
Toronto Star · Oct 4
- OTT@TOR: Matthews scores goal against Linus Ullmark
NHL.com · Oct 4
- OTT@TOR: Marchenko scores PPG against Linus Ullmark
NHL.com · Oct 4
- Linus Ullmark News: Set to face Maple Leafs
RotoWire · Oct 3
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average +0.95 per game over these 10.
Age curve
NHL goalies · production index
At 33, goalies typically produce 100% of their peak (age 26). His contract runs through age 35, when the typical level is 100%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
3 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | OTT | $8.25M | 7.9% |
| 2027-28 | OTT | $8.25M | 7.3% |
| 2028-29 | OTT | $8.25M | — |
UFA after 2028-29. NMC. $24.75M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).