The Boston Bruins have already set the modern NHL record for most wins in a regular season campaign with 63, and goaltender Linus Ullmark has played a huge role in his team’s incredible success. A surefire nominee for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender, he’s enjoyed a career best 40 wins combined with a sparkling 1.89 goals against average, .938 save percentage and two shutouts.
However, there was a bit of concern during last night’s game, a 5-2 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals at TD Garden. Ullmark was removed from the game midway through the third period and replaced with Jeremy Swayman; Ullmark appeared to have tweaked something while making a save.
The good news is that according to head coach Jim Montgomery, Ullmark is “fine” and that removing him from the game was simply a precautionary move.
“Just precautionary,” Montgomery said. “He’s going to be fine. Just some muscle-tightening. That’s all.”
Even so, the team has made a roster move, calling up goaltender Brandon Bussi from the American Hockey League affiliate Providence Bruins. Meanwhile, Ullmark will not be traveling with the team for their final game against the rival Montreal Canadiens tomorrow night.
“Linus is good today. But we’re going to be precautionary with him,” Montgomery said.
Bussi has amassed a record of 21-5-4 with a 2.38 goals against average and .925 save percentage in 31 games played with Providence this season.