The Ottawa Senators are doing some serious bookkeeping before getting back from the holiday break.
Ottawa has recalled goaltenders Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard, and forwards Cole Reinhardt and Zack Ostapchuk from AHL Belleville, the team announced Friday.
The move to call up two goaltenders comes with skepticism surrounding Linus Ullmark’s health after he left Sunday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers with an upper-body injury. He was replaced by Merilainen at the start of the second period.
Additionally, backup goaltender Anton Forsberg has been dealing with a minor injury since Dec. 14.
Merilainen, 22, has made two starts for Ottawa this season, logging a 1-1 record with a 3.72 goals-against average and .846 save percentage. In 13 appearances with AHL Belleville, he has a 7-2-2 record with a 2.43 GAA and .901 save percentage.
Sogaard, 24, has made one start in Ottawa this year in an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Kings. He has a 0-3-1 record in six AHL appearances with a 3.24 GAA and .877 save percentage.
Reinhardt, 24, has excelled in Belleville this year, logging six goals and 10 assists in 13 games, but hasn’t yet seen his production translate to the NHL, picking up only one goal and one assist in six appearances this season.
Ostapchuk, 21, has been up and down between the NHL and AHL this season, with this most recent recall being his seventh of the year. In 20 appearances with Ottawa, the 2021 second-rounder has three assists and seven penalty minutes. He has a goal and seven assists in nine AHL games this year.
The Senators are set to return from the holiday break on Saturday as they take on the Winnipeg Jets on Hockey Night in Canada.
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