Ottawa Senators Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 45-30-7 · 97 pts · 4th Atlantic
Who started in goal for the Ottawa Senators in 2024-25: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.
Linus Ullmark started 43 of 82 Senators games (52%). Anton Forsberg had 27 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterLinus Ullmark- Starts
- 43/82
- Share
- 52%
- Last 10
- 5
25-14-3 · .909 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 17
G2BackupAnton Forsberg- Starts
- 27/82
- Share
- 33%
- Last 10
- 5
11-12-3 · .901 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 15
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Senators game by starting goalie
- G1 Linus Ullmark
- G2 Anton Forsberg
- G3 Leevi Meriläinen
- G4 Mads Sogaard
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: 14 second games, started by Anton Forsberg 6, Linus Ullmark 5, Leevi Meriläinen 3.
- Home and road: Linus Ullmark started 23 of 41 home games and 20 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 6 times (7% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 17 | vs CAR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/33 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 15 | vs CHI | G2 Anton Forsberg | 12/16 | OTL | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | vs PHI | G2 Anton Forsberg | 29/32 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | vs MTL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 20/22 | W | – |
| 78 | Apr 8 | @ CBJ | G2 Anton Forsberg | 30/35 | L | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 ▲ | vs CBJ | G1 Linus Ullmark | 29/29 | W | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 | vs FLA | G2 Anton Forsberg | 39/39 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 3 | vs TBL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/32 | W | – |
| 74 | Apr 1 | vs BUF | G1 Linus Ullmark | 17/21 | L | – |
| 73 | Mar 30 ▲ | @ PIT | G2 Anton Forsberg | 34/35 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 29 | vs CBJ | G1 Linus Ullmark | 28/30 | W | – |
| 71 | Mar 27 | @ DET | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/34 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 25 | @ BUF | G2 Anton Forsberg | 21/24 | L | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 | @ NJD | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 20 | vs COL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 9/13 | L | Anton Forsberg |
| 67 | Mar 18 | @ MTL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 27/31 | L | – |
| 66 | Mar 15 | @ TOR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 21/23 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 13 | vs BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 22/25 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 11 ▲ | @ PHI | G2 Anton Forsberg | 20/22 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 10 | vs DET | G1 Linus Ullmark | 48/49 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 8 | vs NYR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 20/23 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 5 | @ CHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 17/20 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 3 | @ WSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 37/41 | OTL | – |
| 59 | Mar 1 | vs SJS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 34/37 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 26 | vs WPG | G1 Linus Ullmark | 35/38 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 22 | vs MTL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 10/15 | L | Anton Forsberg |
| 56 | Feb 8 | @ FLA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 43/47 | L | – |
| 55 | Feb 6 | @ TBL | G2 Anton Forsberg | 26/30 | L | – |
| 54 | Feb 4 ▲ | @ TBL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 34/37 | L | – |
| 53 | Feb 3 | @ NSH | G2 Anton Forsberg | 25/27 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 | vs MIN | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 16/16 | W | – |
| 51 | Jan 30 | vs WSH | G2 Anton Forsberg | 31/35 | W | – |
| 50 | Jan 26 ▲ | vs UTA | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 34/35 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | vs TOR | G2 Anton Forsberg | 28/29 | W | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 | @ BOS | G2 Anton Forsberg | 24/25 | L | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 | @ NYR | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 14/16 | L | Anton Forsberg |
| 46 | Jan 19 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Anton Forsberg | 25/26 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 18 | vs BOS | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 23/28 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 16 | vs WSH | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 25/26 | OTL | – |
| 43 | Jan 14 | @ NYI | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 24/24 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 12 ▲ | vs DAL | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 24/26 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 11 | @ PIT | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 29/29 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 9 | vs BUF | G2 Anton Forsberg | 17/21 | L | – |
| 39 | Jan 7 | @ DET | G2 Anton Forsberg | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 38 | Jan 3 ▲ | @ STL | G2 Anton Forsberg | 21/25 | L | – |
| 37 | Jan 2 | @ DAL | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 21/25 | L | – |
| 36 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ MIN | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 30/31 | W | – |
| 35 | Dec 28 | @ WPG | G4 Mads Sogaard | 19/23 | L | – |
| 34 | Dec 22 ▲ | @ EDM | G1 Linus Ullmark | 6/7 | L | Leevi Meriläinen |
| 33 | Dec 21 | @ VAN | G3 Leevi Meriläinen | 21/25 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 19 | @ CGY | G1 Linus Ullmark | 30/32 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 17 | @ SEA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 30/30 | W | – |
| 30 | Dec 14 ▲ | vs PIT | G1 Linus Ullmark | 25/27 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 13 | @ CAR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 32/32 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 11 | vs ANA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/32 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 8 ▲ | vs NYI | G2 Anton Forsberg | 9/12 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 7 | vs NSH | G1 Linus Ullmark | 36/37 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 5 | vs DET | G1 Linus Ullmark | 19/20 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 1 ▲ | @ ANA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/34 | OTL | – |
| 23 | Nov 30 | @ LAK | G2 Anton Forsberg | 22/26 | L | – |
| 22 | Nov 27 | @ SJS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 36/39 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 25 | vs CGY | G2 Anton Forsberg | 24/27 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 23 | vs VAN | G1 Linus Ullmark | 17/21 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 | vs VGK | G1 Linus Ullmark | 29/32 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 19 | vs EDM | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/31 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 16 | @ CAR | G2 Anton Forsberg | 24/27 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 14 | vs PHI | G1 Linus Ullmark | 14/19 | OTL | – |
| 15 | Nov 12 | @ TOR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 27/27 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 9 | @ BOS | G1 Linus Ullmark | 14/16 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 7 | vs NYI | G2 Anton Forsberg | 21/24 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 5 | @ BUF | G1 Linus Ullmark | 29/34 | L | – |
| 11 | Nov 2 ▲ | vs SEA | G2 Anton Forsberg | 22/22 | W | – |
| 10 | Nov 1 | @ NYR | G1 Linus Ullmark | 16/18 | L | – |
| 9 | Oct 29 | vs STL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 26/27 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 27 | @ COL | G2 Anton Forsberg | 25/29 | L | Linus Ullmark |
| 7 | Oct 25 | @ VGK | G1 Linus Ullmark | 22/27 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 22 | @ UTA | G2 Anton Forsberg | 31/31 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 19 | vs TBL | G2 Anton Forsberg | 25/29 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 17 | vs NJD | G2 Anton Forsberg | 32/35 | L | – |
| 3 | Oct 14 | vs LAK | G2 Anton Forsberg | 6/9 | W | Mads Sogaard |
| 2 | Oct 12 | @ MTL | G1 Linus Ullmark | 22/26 | L | – |
| 1 | Oct 10 | vs FLA | G1 Linus Ullmark | 31/32 | 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 was the Ottawa Senators starting goalie in 2024-25?
Linus Ullmark made the most starts: 43 of 82 (52%), going 25-14-3.
How often did the Ottawa Senators backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Anton Forsberg had 27 starts (33% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.
Who started the second game of Ottawa Senators back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Linus Ullmark started 5 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 9.