Senators vs.Sharks

Game Summary

On October 22, 2026, the San Jose Sharks defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 at Canadian Tire Centre.

San Jose earned its first regulation victory of the season and improved to 6-4-1. Collin Graf provided a goal and an assist. Nolan Allan, Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Trouba, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg also scored for the Sharks.

Tim Stützle and Jordan Spence supplied Ottawa's goals. The Senators finished the night at 7-4-0. San Jose's six different scorers gave the visitors contributions from across their lineup.

Spence scored at 6:24 of the third period to reduce Ottawa's deficit to 4-2. The Senators later removed goaltender Samuel Ersson for an extra attacker during a power play. They were trying to close the remaining gap in the final minutes.

Ostapchuk took advantage of a giveaway to score into the empty net. Stenberg added another empty-net goal to complete the scoring. Those late finishes ended Ottawa's comeback attempt and secured San Jose's regulation breakthrough.