Senators' Linus Ullmark: Secures win Thursday

Ullmark turned aside 21 shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

A Mattias Samuelsson tally midway through the second period spoiled his shutout bid, but otherwise Ullmark was sharp as Ottawa stayed ahead of Detroit and Columbus in the battle for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The veteran netminder has given the Sens some stability in the crease over the last few weeks, going 5-2-1 in his last eight outings with a 2.61 GAA and .904 save percentage.