Ullmark is winless in his last four starts since returning from injury on Feb. 4 and hasn't won a game since Dec. 19.
Ottawa Senators' goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) eyes the puck as Ottawa Senators' Artem Zub (2) and Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) jostle during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Saturday,
Liljegren scored a power-play goal in a 5-3 loss to the Senators on Saturday. He wired a one-timer from the post that beat Linus Ullmark. Liljegren has five goals, five assists and 71 shots in 47 games this season.
Ullmark turned aside 17 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over Chicago. The veteran netminder lost four straight starts in February after returning from a back injury, but March has been much kinder to Ullmark so far.
Ullmark will play in goal on the road versus the Blackhawks on Wednesday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa reports. Ullmark is 1-4-1 with 22 goals allowed on 215 shots (.898 save percentage) over his last six outings.
Ullmark made 34 saves in a 5-3 win over San Jose on Saturday. It was his Ullmark's first win in his last five starts since his return from injury; he has allowed 18 goals in that span. But at the same time,
Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) shoots to score past Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark, back, during the shootout of an NHL hockey game, Monday, March 3, 2025, in Washington.
Ullmark surrendered five goals on 15 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Canadiens. It's possible Ullmark was still dealing with some lingering effects from the flu bug that kept him out of Sweden's 4 Nations Face-Off game against Team USA.