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For three years, Swayman and Ullmark made goaltending a position of strength for the Bruins. That is not the case anymore.

For three seasons, Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark established themselves as arguably the best goalie tandem in the NHL. Beyond that, they forged a close friendship — with their on-ice embraces punctuating every Bruins victory as “Dirty Water” bellowed out of the TD Garden speakers.

Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark will face off as opponents for the first time when Ottawa comes to town on Saturday

The Bruins currently have a 7-7-1 record and won their most recent matchup against the Calgary Flames in overtime by a 4-3 final score. The Senators, on the other hand, have a 6-7-0 record and are sporting a two-game losing streak.

All fans will need to watch this one, as Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark will face off against each other for the first time since GM Don Sweeney broke up the elite tandem this off-season. Swayman and Ullmark developed a great friendship during their days sharing the net in Boston.

The 31-year-old Ullmark was traded by Boston to Ottawa in June. The 2023 Vezina Trophy winner went 88-26-10 in three seasons with the Bruins, but he was on the bench behind Jeremy Swayman for most of last season’s playoffs.

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The loss, in which the Bruins couldn’t hold onto a 2-1 lead in the second period, again prevented the Bruins (7-7-2) from going over the .500 mark. They have not been over .500 since getting to 3-2-0 with a win Oct.