Ottawa Senators Goalie Starts 2025-26

2025-26 · 44-27-11 · 99 pts · 5th Atlantic

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Who started in goal for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26: 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 49 of 82 Senators games (60%). Leevi Meriläinen had 19 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.

G1Starter
Linus Ullmark
Starts
49/82
Share
60%
Last 10
7
28-12-8 · .891 SV% · last start Apr 11
G2Backup
Leevi Meriläinen
Starts
19/82
Share
23%
Last 10
0
8-10-1 · .860 SV% · 1 relief · last start Jan 17
G3Third goalie
James Reimer
Starts
13/82
Share
16%
Last 10
3
7-4-2 · .886 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2025-26

Every Senators game by starting goalie

G1 Linus Ullmark
G2 Leevi Meriläinen
G3 James Reimer
G4 Mads Sogaard
G5 Hunter Shepard

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

G1Ullmark

G2Meriläinen

G3Reimer

G4Sogaard

G5Shepard

Game

Ottawa Senators goalie patterns

Back-to-backs: 14 second games, started by Linus Ullmark 6, James Reimer 4, Leevi Meriläinen 3, Mads Sogaard 1.
Home and road: Linus Ullmark started 24 of 41 home games and 25 of 41 road games.
Pulled starters: a reliever came in 4 times (5% of games).

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)

Starting goalie in every game
#	Date	Opp	Starter	Saves	Result	Relief
82	Apr 15	vs TOR	G3 James Reimer	19/20	W	–
81	Apr 12 ▲	@ NJD	G3 James Reimer	26/30	OTL	–
80	Apr 11	@ NYI	G1 Linus Ullmark	23/23	W	–
79	Apr 9	vs FLA	G1 Linus Ullmark	22/23	W	–
78	Apr 7	vs TBL	G1 Linus Ullmark	28/30	W	–
77	Apr 5 ▲	vs CAR	G1 Linus Ullmark	25/28	W	–
76	Apr 4	vs MIN	G1 Linus Ullmark	19/23	L	–
75	Apr 2	vs BUF	G1 Linus Ullmark	21/22	W	–
74	Mar 31	@ FLA	G1 Linus Ullmark	11/16	L	James Reimer
73	Mar 28	@ TBL	G3 James Reimer	23/27	L	–
72	Mar 26	vs PIT	G1 Linus Ullmark	37/40	OTL	–
71	Mar 24 ▲	@ DET	G1 Linus Ullmark	33/35	W	–
70	Mar 23	@ NYR	G3 James Reimer	9/10	W	–
69	Mar 21	vs TOR	G1 Linus Ullmark	12/14	W	–
68	Mar 19 ▲	vs NYI	G3 James Reimer	17/19	W	–
67	Mar 18	@ WSH	G1 Linus Ullmark	21/23	L	–
66	Mar 15 ▲	vs SJS	G1 Linus Ullmark	19/23	W	–
65	Mar 14	vs ANA	G1 Linus Ullmark	24/24	W	–
64	Mar 11	vs MTL	G1 Linus Ullmark	20/23	L	–
63	Mar 9	@ VAN	G3 James Reimer	16/16	W	–
62	Mar 7	@ SEA	G1 Linus Ullmark	17/21	W	–
61	Mar 5	@ CGY	G1 Linus Ullmark	19/20	W	–
60	Mar 3	@ EDM	G1 Linus Ullmark	32/37	OTL	–
59	Feb 28	@ TOR	G1 Linus Ullmark	21/23	W	–
58	Feb 26	vs DET	G1 Linus Ullmark	18/20	OTL	–
57	Feb 5	@ PHI	G3 James Reimer	15/16	W	–
56	Feb 3 ▲	@ CAR	G3 James Reimer	15/19	L	–
55	Feb 2	@ PIT	G1 Linus Ullmark	14/16	W	–
54	Jan 31	vs NJD	G1 Linus Ullmark	26/27	W	–
53	Jan 28	vs COL	G3 James Reimer	16/18	W	–
52	Jan 25 ▲	vs VGK	G4 Mads Sogaard	19/20	W	–
51	Jan 24	vs CAR	G3 James Reimer	15/19	L	–
50	Jan 22	@ NSH	G3 James Reimer	22/26	L	–
49	Jan 20	@ CBJ	G3 James Reimer	21/22	W	–
48	Jan 18 ▲	@ DET	G3 James Reimer	30/34	OTL	–
47	Jan 17	vs MTL	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	13/19	OTL	–
46	Jan 14 ▲	@ NYR	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	18/22	W	–
45	Jan 13	vs VAN	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	19/20	W	–
44	Jan 10	vs FLA	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	18/21	L	–
43	Jan 8 ▲	@ COL	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	15/18	L	Mads Sogaard
42	Jan 7	@ UTA	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	18/21	L	–
41	Jan 5	vs DET	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	6/9	L	Hunter Shepard
40	Jan 3	vs WPG	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	21/23	W	–
39	Jan 1	vs WSH	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	26/29	W	–
38	Dec 29	vs CBJ	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	18/22	L	–
37	Dec 27	@ TOR	G1 Linus Ullmark	10/14	L	Leevi Meriläinen
36	Dec 23	vs BUF	G1 Linus Ullmark	22/25	OTL	–
35	Dec 21 ▲	@ BOS	G1 Linus Ullmark	18/20	W	–
34	Dec 20	vs CHI	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	20/24	W	–
33	Dec 18	vs PIT	G1 Linus Ullmark	25/25	W	–
32	Dec 15	@ WPG	G1 Linus Ullmark	23/25	W	–
31	Dec 13	@ MIN	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	22/25	L	–
30	Dec 11	@ CBJ	G1 Linus Ullmark	24/27	W	–
29	Dec 9	vs NJD	G1 Linus Ullmark	28/32	L	–
28	Dec 6	vs STL	G1 Linus Ullmark	18/20	L	–
27	Dec 4	vs NYR	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	24/27	L	–
26	Dec 2	@ MTL	G1 Linus Ullmark	20/22	W	–
25	Nov 30	@ DAL	G1 Linus Ullmark	20/26	L	–
24	Nov 28	@ STL	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	27/31	L	–
23	Nov 26	@ VGK	G1 Linus Ullmark	32/35	W	–
22	Nov 24	@ LAK	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	20/22	L	–
21	Nov 22	@ SJS	G1 Linus Ullmark	17/19	W	–
20	Nov 20	@ ANA	G1 Linus Ullmark	23/25	W	–
19	Nov 15	vs LAK	G1 Linus Ullmark	17/18	L	–
18	Nov 13	vs BOS	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	18/21	W	–
17	Nov 11	vs DAL	G1 Linus Ullmark	30/33	OTL	–
16	Nov 9 ▲	vs UTA	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	29/31	W	–
15	Nov 8	@ PHI	G1 Linus Ullmark	20/22	W	–
14	Nov 6	@ BOS	G1 Linus Ullmark	22/25	OTL	–
13	Nov 1	@ MTL	G1 Linus Ullmark	23/27	OTL	–
12	Oct 30	vs CGY	G1 Linus Ullmark	26/29	W	–
11	Oct 28 ▲	@ CHI	G1 Linus Ullmark	19/25	L	–
10	Oct 27	vs BOS	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	26/28	W	–
9	Oct 25	@ WSH	G1 Linus Ullmark	12/13	W	–
8	Oct 23	vs PHI	G1 Linus Ullmark	22/23	W	–
7	Oct 21	vs EDM	G1 Linus Ullmark	22/25	OTL	–
6	Oct 18	vs NYI	G1 Linus Ullmark	18/23	L	–
5	Oct 16 ▲	vs SEA	G1 Linus Ullmark	30/33	W	–
4	Oct 15	@ BUF	G2 Leevi Meriläinen	19/26	L	–
3	Oct 13	vs NSH	G1 Linus Ullmark	22/24	L	–
2	Oct 11	@ FLA	G1 Linus Ullmark	21/27	L	–
1	Oct 9	@ TBL	G1 Linus Ullmark	21/25	W	–

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Ottawa Senators goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Ottawa Senators starting goalie in 2025-26?

Linus Ullmark made the most starts: 49 of 82 (60%), going 28-12-8.

How often did the Ottawa Senators backup goalie start in 2025-26?

Leevi Meriläinen had 19 starts (23% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.

Who started the second game of Ottawa Senators back-to-backs in 2025-26?

Linus Ullmark started 6 of 14 second games; the other goalies started 8.