Ottawa Senators Goalie Starts
2026-27 · 13-6-2 · 28 pts · 3rd Atlantic
Who starts in goal for the Ottawa Senators: every game of 2026-27 colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it has moved. G1 is the current starter, ranked on recent starts, so a goalie taking over the net moves up quickly.
Linus Ullmark has started 10 of 21 Senators games (48%), 2 of the last 10. Samuel Ersson has 7 starts and 3 relief appearances. Status: Changing hands.
G1StarterLinus Ullmark- Starts
- 10/21
- Share
- 48%
- Last 10
- 2
9-1-0 · .939 SV% · last start Nov 14
G2BackupSamuel Ersson- Starts
- 7/21
- Share
- 33%
- Last 10
- 4
3-3-2 · .885 SV% · 3 relief · last start Nov 10
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Every Senators game by starting goalie
- G1 Linus Ullmark
- G2 Samuel Ersson
- G3 Jonas Johansson
- G4 Jackson Parsons
Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back
Ottawa Senators goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 4 second games so far, started by Samuel Ersson 3, Jonas Johansson 1.
- Home and road: Linus Ullmark started 5 of 10 home games and 5 of 11 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 3 times (14% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (21 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Nov 14 | @ PIT | G1 Linus Ullmark | 16/17 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 12 | vs COL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/29 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 10 | vs WSH | G2 Samuel Ersson | 14/17 | OTL | – |
| 18 | Nov 7 | vs UTA | G2 Samuel Ersson | 31/33 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 4 | @ BUF | G2 Samuel Ersson | 24/25 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 1 ▲ | @ ANA | G3 Jonas Johansson | 27/33 | L | – |
| 15 | Oct 31 | @ SJS | G2 Samuel Ersson | 22/23 | W | – |
| 14 | Oct 29 | @ LAK | G3 Jonas Johansson | 12/16 | OTL | Samuel Ersson |
| 13 | Oct 27 | @ VGK | G3 Jonas Johansson | 25/27 | L | – |
| 12 | Oct 24 | vs NYR | G3 Jonas Johansson | 24/28 | W | – |
| 11 | Oct 22 ▲ | vs SJS | G2 Samuel Ersson | 22/26 | L | – |
| 10 | Oct 21 | vs FLA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 17/18 | W | Samuel Ersson |
| 9 | Oct 17 | @ PHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 15 | vs NYI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 20/21 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 13 ▲ | vs STL | G2 Samuel Ersson | 19/26 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 12 | @ NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 29/30 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 10 | vs NSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 16/18 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 8 | vs PHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/29 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 6 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Samuel Ersson | 31/35 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 5 | @ BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 10/10 | W | Samuel Ersson |
| 1 | Oct 3 | @ TOR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 27/29 | W | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
Ottawa Senators goalie starts FAQ
Who is the Ottawa Senators starting goalie?
Linus Ullmark is G1: 10 of 21 starts this season (48%) and 2 of the last 10.
How often does the Ottawa Senators backup goalie start?
Samuel Ersson has 7 starts (33% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who starts the second game of Ottawa Senators back-to-backs?
Linus Ullmark started 0 of 4 second games this season; the other goalies started 4.