Senators expecting huge Linus Ullmark boost vs. Avalanche

The Ottawa Senators are 11-6-2 on the year, placing them fourth in the Atlantic Division. Recently, the team has been without Linus Ullmark, their top goaltender. Ullmark was injured on October 21 against the Florida Panthers.

Now, there is a positive update on the netminder, per NHL.com.

“Linus Ullmark will return to the lineup for the Senators against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, coach Travis Green said. Ullmark did not participate in the morning skate but will start,” the update read.

Ullmark has missed the last nine games with the injury. In that time, the team went 4-3-2. Samuel Ersson got the majority of the work with Ullmark out. He is 3-3-2 this year with a 3.11 goals-against…