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.

They beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. 22-year-old rookie Leevi Merilainen continues to be the hot hand for the Sens, making 23 saves for the shutout, Ottawa's sixth ...

The Ottawa Senators should stick with the hot hand on Tuesday night against the New York Islanders. Coming off back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars on the weekend ...

No one, and I mean no one, expected that 22-year-old Finnish goalie Leevi Merilainen would become the Ottawa Senators' best option in goal as they begin the second half of the 2024-25 season.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Just when it looked like the Senators were headed in the wrong ...

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 ...

January 12 - Leevi Merilainen notched 29 saves for his first career shutout and Shane Pinto scored twice in the Ottawa Senators' 5-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Tyler Kleven ...

Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB @ Jeremy Swayman, BOS (7 p.m. ET) Jake Oettinger, DAL @ Joseph Woll, TOR (7 p.m. ET) Yaroslav Askarov, SJ @ Cam Talbot, DET (7 p.m. ET) Joey Daccord, SEA @ Tristan Jarry ...