The Ottawa Senators are 11-6-2 on the year, placing them fourth in the Atlantic Division. Recently, the team has been without Linus Ullmark, their top goaltender. Ullmark was injured on October 21 against the Florida Panthers.

Now, there is a positive update on the netminder, per NHL.com.

“Linus Ullmark will return to the lineup for the Senators against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, coach Travis Green said. Ullmark did not participate in the morning skate but will start,” the update read.

Ullmark has missed the last nine games with the injury. In that time, the team went 4-3-2. Samuel Ersson got the majority of the work with Ullmark out. He is 3-3-2 this year with a 3.11 goals-against average and an .885 save percentage. Meanwhile, Jonas Johansson also saw some time. He is 1-2-0 this year with a 4.60 goals-against average and an .848 save percentage.

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It will be a huge upgrade to have Ullmark back between the pipes. In his eight games, he was 7-1-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage. He did not have a single game in which he allowed more than two goals. Ullmark will have quite the test when he returns to the lineup on Thursday night. The Avalanche are tied for first in the NHL, scoring 4.11 goals per game this year. Further, they are 13th in the NHL on the power play.

The Avalanche have scored three or more goals in seven of their last ten games overall. Puck drop between the Senators and Avalanche is set for 7 p.m. ET in Ottawa.