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Linus Ullmark35

Ottawa Senators · Goalie · Catches L

Linus Ullmark

Age 33 · 6'4" · 223 lb · Born in Lugnvik, SWE

Cap 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

-0.20

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameDecSASVGASV%TOIxGAGSAxHD savesGS
Apr 25vs CAR · L 4-2L28262.92958:014.45+2.455/7+2.45
Apr 23vs CAR · L 2-1L27252.92658:012.94+0.944/5+0.94
Apr 20@ CAR · OTL 3-2L49463.93993:344.63+1.633/5+1.63
Apr 18@ CAR · L 2-0L29272.93156:494.36+2.366/7+2.36
Apr 11@ NYI · W 3-0W232301.00060:002.75+2.754/4+2.75

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

SV%.891

36th percentile

GSAx-10.0

14th percentile

GSAx/60-0.21

23rd percentile

HDSV%.653

11th percentile

HD GSAx-13.1

1st percentile

5v5 GSAx-6.9

23rd percentile

EV SV%.901

46th percentile

Quality start %57.1%

60th percentile

Really bad start %20.4%

59th percentile

xGA/602.52

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.

Play styleRebound-tidy starter

Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26

Ullmark is a starter whose strengths are keeping rebounds down and turning in steady game-to-game results, but the numbers show real trouble stopping dangerous chances. His overall save percentage of 0.891 and -10.0 goals saved above expected reflect that gap, especially on high-danger shots and the penalty kill.

Rebound controlSteady startsStruggles on dangerWeak on PKStarter
High-danger saves
7
Routine saves
56
Rebound control
71
5-on-5 saves
34
PK saves
10
Consistency
60
Workload
73

Strengths

  • Rebound control sits at the 71st percentile, with few quick follow-up shots.
  • Consistency is at the 60th percentile, with quality starts in 57% of starts.
  • Routine saves are average at the 56th percentile, a steady base on lower-danger shots.

Watch-outs

  • High-danger saves rank in the 7th percentile, with a 0.653 save % on 173 shots.
  • PK save percentage sits at the 10th percentile, among the weakest in the league.
  • 5-on-5 saves rank in the 34th percentile, below average at even strength.

Similar style: Joey Daccord (SEA), Darcy Kuemper (LAK)

Built from play-by-play and our expected goals model, compared with goalies who have 600+ minutes in the season.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 49 GP

Season total -10.0, or -0.20 per game.

Goaltending
-10.0

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonTeamGPGSWLOTLSV%GAASOSAGA
2021-22Boston Bruins22020.8604.160578
2022-23Boston Bruins66330.8963.33019220
2023-24Boston Bruins21010.8863.900445
2024-25Ottawa Senators66240.8802.84115018
2025-26Ottawa Senators44040.9322.0301339
Career5 seasons20195140.8963.00157660

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

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 +0.96 per game over these 10.

Age curve

NHL goalies · production index

202937

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

SeasonTeamCap hit% of cap
2026-27OTT$8.25M7.9%
2027-28OTT$8.25M7.3%
2028-29OTT$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).