Merilainen was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Sunday. Merilainen has been outstanding for Ottawa, posting an 8-3-1 record, 1.99 GAA and .925 save percentage across 12 outings this season.

Merilainen will patrol the home crease versus Minnesota on Saturday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports. Merilainen was outstanding Sunday, stopping 34 of 35 shots in a 3-1 win over Utah.

It began when Linus Ullmark and Anton Forsberg went down. It was Leevi Merilainen who ascended the organization's depth chart and emerged as a prospective candidate to be the team's goaltender of ...

The move likely means starting goalie Linus Ullmark is ready to return from a back injury. He hasn't played since Dec. 22. Merilainen holds an 8-3-1 record, 1.99 goals-against average and .925 ...

Defenseman Jake Sanderson collected a goal and three assists and rookie Leevi Merilainen faced just 16 shots for his third shutout this season, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 6-0 victory over ...

Goaltender Linus Ullmark appears to be ready to return to the Senators lineup after the team assigned goaltender Leevi Merilainen to the AHL's Belleville Senators on Sunday, according to Bruce ...