Ullmark has been out of Ottawa's lineup since Dec. 22 when he left a game after one period of play in Edmonton with back tightness. It sounded precautionary at the time but turned out to be reasonably serious. This is Ullmark's second stint on the injury list. He missed a couple of weeks of action back in mid-October.

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Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark, who has not played since Dec. 22, is considered week-to-week with an upper body injury.

Linus Ullmark has been lights out between the pipes for the Senators as of late, but he's now injured, and the team is struggling mightily.

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Ullmark, who was in Vezina-caliber form before suffering an upper-body injury on Dec. 22 and is still week-to-week, had been key to Ottawa’s resurgence. Without him, the Senators’ playoff hopes are faltering.

Merilanen has shown potential with a 2-2-0 record since being called up after Ullmark’s injury, but the Senators can’t rush him into the NHL either. Merilainen has a 3.10 GAA and a .884 save percentage which isn’t good enough at this level.

OTTAWA -- Linus Ullmark is week to week for the Ottawa Senators because of a lingering back injury, coach Travis Green said Sunday.

No, that’s not much, but it’s a positive sign. Ullmark hadn’t skated since he left in the first period of the club’s 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the final game before the National Hockey League’s mandated holiday break and has been listed as week to week.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark is progressing with his back injury but there is still no timetable for his return, according to president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios.