The move likely means starting goalie Linus Ullmark is ready to return from a back injury. He hasn't played since Dec. 22. Merilainen holds an 8-3-1 record, 1.99 goals-against average and .925 ...

Merilainen will protect the home net against Utah on Sunday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports. Merilainen will get the second half of Ottawa's back-to-back after Anton Forsberg played in Saturday's 2-1 win ...

With news that Jacob Markstrom will be out up to six weeks with a knee sprain, Allen will be the Devils' starter going forward. Isaac Poulter will be the backup temporarily while Nico Daws gets a ...

Mackenzie Blackwood, COL at Joonas Korpisalo, BOS (1 p.m. ET) Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF at Stuart Skinner, EDM (4 p.m. ET) Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT at Joey Daccord, SEA (4 p.m. ET) Jake Allen, NJ* at ...

Merilainen stopped 14 of 16 shots before being pulled in Tuesday's 5-0 loss to the Rangers. Merilainen allowed two goals on 16 shots before he was replaced by Anton Forsberg at the 4:59 mark of ...

Leevi Merilainen to the rescue. There are many fantasy hockey teams teetering on the edge of playoff elimination due to bad goaltending, and so the Ottawa Senators netminder must seem like a ...

"The differentiator with Leevi is his mindset,” general manager and president of hockey operations Steve Staios said during a Sunday press conference at the halfway point of the season.

Leevi Meriläinen was drafted 71st overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Finnish netminder then spent time with Finland’s Kärpät before moving to North America with ...

The Ottawa Senators are having a battle with their young goaltenders Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard. With both Linus Ullmark and Anton Forsberg out with injuries, the Senators are putting their ...