Bruins' Ullmark sustains apparent arm injury vs. Hurricanes

The Boston Bruins lost arguably their most valuable player Friday, as goaltender Linus Ullmark left their game against the Carolina Hurricanes in the third period due to injury.

Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton fell on Ullmark, who departed the contest favoring his right arm. Ullmark was replaced by Jeremy Swayman, and the Bruins later ruled the Swedish netminder out for the rest of the game with what they referred to as an upper-body injury.

Ullmark has been sensational for Boston and is the clear Vezina Trophy front-runner this season. He's 13-1-0 in 14 starts and 15 appearances. The 29-year-old came into Friday's action leading the NHL in save percentage (.935) among goalies who've played more than three games in 2022-23, and his win total tops the league as well.

The 2012 sixth-round pick is in his second campaign with the Bruins, whom he signed with as a free agent in July 2021. Ullmark inked a four-year contract with Boston carrying an average annual value of $5 million.

He played his first six seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.

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