San Jose Sharks beat Ottawa Senators 6-2 at the Canadian Tire Centre
Preview
The NHL's 2026-27 regular season continues Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET. The Ottawa Senators host the San Jose Sharks at the Canadian Tire Centre. The building holds 19,153.
Ottawa carries a 7-3-0 record through its last 10 games, with a sequence that reads W, L, W, L, W, W, W, L, W, W. Ottawa won its last game. At home, where this one is played, the Senators are 4-1-0.
San Jose comes in at 5-4-1 through its last 10 games. The Sharks' sequence reads W, L, OTL, W, L, L, W, L, W, W. San Jose also won its last game, but this one is on the road, where the club is 3-2-1.
Ottawa came into this game 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference, with 14 points. San Jose came into the night 4th in the Pacific Division and 8th in the Western Conference, with 11 points. These two clubs know each other well. The numbers we track show 2 meetings between these clubs in the 2025-2026 season: a 3-2 win for Ottawa in San Jose on Saturday, November 22, 2025, then a 7-4 home win on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
After the game SJS 6 – OTT 2 Loss
Final score: San Jose Sharks 6, Ottawa Senators 2, in regulation. The game was played Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Canadian Tire Centre. Ottawa dropped this one at home.
Ottawa opened the scoring in the first period. T. Stützle scored at 06:16, assisted by D. Batherson and W. Foegele, making it SJS 0, OTT 1. San Jose answered at 11:04 through N. Allan, assisted by D. Orlov, tying it 1-1.
San Jose took control in the second period. T. Toffoli scored on the power play at 09:13, assisted by K. Sherwood and J. Trouba, for 2-1. C. Graf answered short-handed at 12:00, assisted by T. Dellandrea and S. Dickinson, for 3-1. J. Trouba added another at 13:18, assisted by C. Graf and D. Nurse, for 4-1. San Jose scored three goals in that period, Ottawa none.
J. Spence got one back for Ottawa in the third period, at 06:24, assisted by F. Zetterlund and N. Matinpalo, for 4-2. Z. Ostapchuk restored the three-goal gap short-handed at 16:31, assisted by B. Goodrow. I. Stenberg closed it out at 19:43, assisted by K. Sherwood and M. Misa, for the final 6-2. San Jose ran off 4 straight goals, from 11:04 (1st period) to 13:18 (2nd period), until Ottawa's reply at 06:24 (3rd period). The Senators never strung together more than one straight goal of their own. The three stars of the game: Y. Askarov (San Jose Sharks), F. Zetterlund (Ottawa Senators), and J. Trouba (San Jose Sharks).
Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 23, 2026