Sharks beat Senators 6-2 for first regulation win of season
Colin Graf had a goal and an assist, and Yaroslav Askarov made 39 saves as San Jose won in Ottawa on Thursday night.
The San Jose Sharks beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 22, for their first regulation victory of the season. Colin Graf had a goal and an assist, while Yaroslav Askarov stopped 39 shots as San Jose improved to 6-4-1. Ottawa fell to 7-4-0.
The Sharks had won five of their first 10 games without recording a regulation win. Thursday’s result gave them one on the road against a Senators team that put 41 shots on Askarov. Samuel Ersson made 23 saves for Ottawa.
How San Jose built its lead
Tyler Toffoli broke a 1-1 tie midway through the second period, scoring on a power-play shot from the point through traffic, according to The Canadian Press. Ottawa would later narrow the deficit to two goals.
Nolan Allan, Jacob Trouba, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg also scored for San Jose. Along with Toffoli and Graf, they accounted for the Sharks’ six goals. Tim Stützle and Jordan Spence scored for Ottawa, which faced a four-goal deficit by the finish despite its higher shot total.
Spence scored at 6:24 of the third period to cut San Jose’s lead to 4-2. The Senators went on a late power play and pulled Ersson for an extra attacker with under four minutes remaining.
Ottawa’s net was empty when Ostapchuk scored after a Senators giveaway. Stenberg added another empty-net goal to complete the scoring. The late goals took San Jose’s lead from two goals after Spence’s strike to the 6-2 final score.
Ottawa’s goaltending change and the next games
Ottawa placed goaltender Linus Ullmark on injured reserve Thursday after he suffered a lower-body injury the previous night. Ersson played against San Jose in Ullmark’s absence. Ottawa did not give a timetable for Ullmark’s return in either report.
The Sharks were scheduled to visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday, while the Senators were scheduled to host the New York Rangers the same night. Those games were the next scheduled outings for both teams after San Jose’s road win.
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Sources and context
- Sharks beat the Senators 6-2 for their 1st regulation victory of the seasonAssociated Press, carried by Yahoo Sports
- San Jose Sharks dump Ottawa Senators 6-2The Canadian Press, carried by Global News
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