Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark just didn\u2019t want to be left out of a burgeoning scrum on a Saturday night.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
LINUS ULLMARK COMES DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE ICE, DROPS THE GLOVES AND GETS IN THE SCRUM \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd4a\ud83e\udd4a\ud83e\udd4a pic.twitter.com\/W2cQiTT6ME<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 B\/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The chaos began after Senators forward Ridly Greig and Capitals defenseman Martin Feh\u00e9rv\u00e1ry 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI love Charlie,\u201d Ullmark said. \u201cI think he\u2019s a heck of a goaltender. Obviously, he\u2019s very fired up ever since, I think it was the second goal<\/a> that was allowed. He shows a lot of emotions. So when he goes in there and sticks up for his guys, I could\u2019ve stood waiting as well. But as soon as it kept going, it\u2019s not really about the actual fight. It\u2019s more about showing up for the guys and showing your presence.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not like I\u2019m looking for them, in a way. I don\u2019t want to instigate or anything like that. It\u2019s not my game or anything. It\u2019s just what the situation was kind of developing into.\u201d<\/p>\n 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. Feh\u00e9rv\u00e1ry was assessed a double-minor for roughing, while Greig was only given a two-minute minor penalty for the same infraction.<\/p>\n He\u2019s a glover and a fighter \ud83e\udd4a https:\/\/t.co\/Wgrl4PmFQ8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rKSywE9bB1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI loved it,\u201d Senators forward Nick Cousins said. \u201cI absolutely loved it. Especially when their goalie\u2019s (getting) in there. No hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat was awesome to see,\u201d teammate Dylan Cozens said. \u201cTheir goalie gets in there. Our goalie comes and gets in there, too. So, I think that fired up the boys a lot, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n The Senators defeated<\/a> the Capitals 7-1,\u00a0on a night when Washington\u2019s Alex Ovechkin was seeking his 900th career goal while playing career game No. 1,500<\/a>.<\/p>\n