The 31-year-old with roots in Västernorrland saved 32 shots and kept a clean sheet throughout the match.
– I know this is a difficult team to play against. They are really good at driving hard in the first five to ten minutes, says Linus Ullmark to reporters after the match.
The Carolina players are skilled offensively, notes the Swede and emphasizes that as a goalkeeper you cannot afford to get too comfortable.
– They are putting shots on goal all the time. So you have to work all the time, you can’t relax.
“Glad we have him”
In terms of goals, it was a relatively slow-starting match, and only in the second period was the deadlock broken when Ottawa’s Shane Pinto made it 1-0.
Then it rattled on for the away team, who in the third period scored two more goals, one of which was signed by Shane Pinto. Ottawa won 3–0.
The two-goal scorer Pinto took the opportunity to pay tribute to Linus Ullmark after the match.
– I can’t say enough about him. He is the reason we won the game. We are glad we have him.