Linus Ullmark shared a hug with his former Bruins teammate, Jeremy Swayman, ahead of Saturday's game between Boston and Ottawa.

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

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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.

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.

For first time since former Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark was traded to the Senators, he and Jeremy Swayman will face each other.

It’s a divisional clash between the host Boston Bruins and visiting Ottawa Senators at TD Garden, and it will mark the first time that former Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark takes the ice against his former club since the trade over the offseason that sent him to the Senators.