The Ottawa Senators were without starting goaltender Linus Ullmark for Monday’s matinee against the Los Angeles Kings.
Head coach Travis Green said before the game that Ullmark was stiff and the team is being cautious with him. Ullmark was absent from practice Sunday with what Green described as a maintenance day.
After Monday’s 8-7 OT win over the Kings, Green said that Ullmark has a strain but doesn’t think it is considered to be very serious. Green thinks there is a chance Ullmark can play in Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils.
The 31-year-old allowed four goals on 26 shots in Ottawa’s 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night and finished the game. He won in his first regular-season start with the Senators on Thursday, making 32 saves against the Florida Panthers.
Ullmark missed four days early in training camp with an undisclosed injury. Before the start of the season, the Senators locked up Ullmark to a four-year, $33 million contract.
Anton Forsberg led the team out as the starter against the Kings but exited the game after giving up three goals on 10 shots. The team recalled goaltender Mads Søgaard on an emergency basis, with Ullmark unable to play.
Søgaard also struggled on Monday, stopping just 13 of 17 shots he faced after he came in to replace Forsberg.
Forward Ridly Greig, who was also out of Monday’s lineup for Ottawa, will be out one-to-two weeks, Green said after the game.
Meanwhile, Senators defenceman Artem Zub exited with an upper-body injury. He’ll be re-evaluated, Green said.