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Ullmark is winless in his last four starts since returning from injury on Feb. 4 and hasn't won a game since Dec. 19.

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.

Several Ottawa Senators players had started to trickle onto the ice to open practice at the Bell Senplex Friday morning when assistant coach Daniel Alfredsson requested they head back to the dressing room.

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.

Linus Ullmark looks to be in line to start Wednesday's contest against the Chicago Blackhawks, according to TSN1200. It appears Ullmark will get the start tonight in Chicago. Coach to confirm after the morning skate.

It is fitting that Andrew Hammond will arrive in Ottawa ahead of the Senators' pivotal tilt against the San Jose Sharks.

"There's still time (for the Sens to make a move)," explained Johnston, referring to what he had been hearing in the rumour mill. "If there's going to be a surprise, it would be if anything big happened in either Ottawa or Calgary.

The club’s president of hockey operations and general manager made a huge move by sending centre Josh Norris and defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker to the Buffalo Sabres in a deal that brought back forward Dylan Cozens and defenceman Dennis Gilbert in return.