Linus Ullmark waited almost six weeks to be back between the pipes in a game for the Buffalo Sabres after going down with a lower-body injury on Jan. 28. It was no vacation.
"[It was] quite boring, to be honest," Ullmark said. "You want to be with the team, you want to be in the mix, you want to be there and do what you do best."
It's fitting, then, that the goaltender saw plenty of excitement in his return on Monday. Ullmark stopped 33 of 35 shots in regulation and overtime and then made six more saves in a seven-round shootout to help the Sabres snap their six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.
Ullmark returns with strong showing in shootout win over Capitals
Goalie makes 33 saves in 3-2 victory
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