The Senators goalie started being second-guessed after he allowed six goals on 24 shots in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference First Round. Indeed, Ottawa coach Travis Green found himself having to defend Ullmark through the first three games of the best-of-7 series, all losses.

Linus Ullmark might be a former Vezina Trophy-winning goalie, but the Ottawa Senators will need him to flip the switch if they want to keep up with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Senators dropped Game 1 of the Battle of Ontario by a score of 6-2,

The 28-year-old shook off the Rielly hit and wired his first career postseason goal through a Tkachuk screen and past Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz at 3:46 of the second period. It would hold up as the game-winning goal.