Ullmark Makes History in Bruins' Win Over Canucks

VANCOUVER- Linus Ullmark made it one memorable night in Vancouver as he woke up the crowd with 48 seconds left in the third when he potted his first career goal into an empty net to secure the B's 3-1 victory - their sixth straight win - over the Canucks on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
"It's hard to describe what I'm feeling right now...I have to digest it. I'm just so bloody happy," said Ullmark.

Linus the Legend

Not only did Ullmark make history on Saturday night, but he also continued to dominate between the pipes. The Canucks were making Ullmark work, forcing 26 saves to earn him his 30th win - the first goalie in the league to reach that mark this season - and improve the Bruins record to a remarkable 45-8-5.
This is the first time Ullmark has reached 30 wins in his eight seasons in the NHL. The Sweden native also became the second-fastest in league history to hit the 30-win plateau, doing it in just 37 games, which is two shy of Tiny Thompson's record of 35 set with the Bruins in 1929-30.
"He's been doing it all year for us," Brad Marchand said when asked about how important Ullmark has been to the success of the team.
Saturday was no different, of course, in terms of Ullmark's ability to stop pucks, but also his perfectly placed empty netter in the final 48 seconds, becoming the first Bruins goaltender to ever score a goal. Ullmark's tally was also just the 16th by a goalie (regular season and playoffs) in league history and first since Nashville's Pekka Rinne in Jan. 2020.
"I'm really happy for him," said coach Jim Montgomery. "He almost had one earlier in the year and at the Winter Classic...[Jeremy] Swayman thought about it one game. It's good to have talented goaltenders."
As far as exactly what happened, his teammates were the ones to let Ullmark know what he had done. "As soon as I shot, I see three guys jumping towards me, and I had no idea where it was," said Ullmark. "I didn't hear anything, I didn't see anything, and then you become a little bit more aware of what's happening, then the guys are starting to look up ice and then I see it going towards the net, and the rest is history."
History, indeed.
"It doesn't happen often and just tops off an incredible season for him," said Marchand.

New Guys in Black & Gold

Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov made their Bruins debuts on Saturday night, fitting right in and having some fun right off the bat. "I'm really impressed with Hathaway's details and penalty killing and seems like he understands our D-zone coverage already," said Montgomery. "And Dmitry Orlov made some special plays, special passes on breakouts, in neutral zone and in the offensive zone."
As for how Hathaway felt coming into this game, he said he felt he was welcomed with open arms. "I felt immediately welcome," said Hathaway, who landed two hits in 11:40 of ice time while playing mostly as the fourth-line right wing alongside Nick Foligno and Tomas Nosek, the latter of whom returned to the lineup after missing over a month with a foot fracture.
"It's the whole Bruins nation, the whole Boston area, that has made it feel like Day 1 I'm part of the team."

Orlov, who played the right side on a pairing with Derek Forbort, was appreciative of the help from the players and staff when playing with a new system.
"I played for only one team for 11 years," Orolv said after landing a shot on goal and two hits in 20:04 of ice time. "So, it wasn't easy, but it was fun to get the win."

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