Linus Ullmark was penalized for goaltender participation beyond center ice after skating the length of the ice to join a scrum against the Capitals on Saturday. Geoff Burke / Imagn Images
Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark just didn’t want to be left out of a burgeoning scrum on a Saturday night.
The Swedish netminder skated the length of the ice to join in a scrum behind the net of Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren, who was also in the middle of the scrum with over 30 seconds to play in the second period of the Senators-Capitals game on Saturday night in Washington.
LINUS ULLMARK COMES DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE ICE, DROPS THE GLOVES AND GETS IN THE SCRUM 😳😳🥊🥊🥊 pic.twitter.com/W2cQiTT6ME
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 26, 2025
The chaos began after Senators forward Ridly Greig and Capitals defenseman Martin Fehérváry shoved each other in front of Lindgren. Soon enough, each player on the ice for both teams was either involved in a scrum or a shoving match of some kind. That prompted Ullmark to leave his crease and toss away the blocker from his right hand before jumping into the scrum. Moments later, he was eventually pulled away by referee Jordan Thomas-Samuels.
Ullmark and Lindgren were both penalized on the play. Lindgren was assessed a two-minute minor for leaving his crease, while Ullmark was penalized for goaltender participation beyond center ice. Fehérváry was assessed a double-minor for roughing, while Greig was only given a two-minute minor penalty for the same infraction.
The Senators entered the second intermission up 4-0 on the Capitals, on a night when Washington’s Alex Ovechkin is seeking his 900th career goal while playing career game No. 1,500.
Oct 26, 2025
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