San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

15-37-9

Final
3 - 5

Ottawa Senators

30-25-4

Healthier Senators beat Sharks 5-3, snap five-game losing skid

San Jose Sharks vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

The Senators didn’t get off to a great start but made up for it with a strong finish.

Trailing 2-1 to start the third, the Senators scored a pair of goals 94 seconds apart to take the lead.

Tkachuk tied the game scoring on a two-man advantage and just over a minute later a weird bounce provided Stutzle with his 19th of the year. David Perron and Michael Amadio also scored for the Senators. Linus Ullmark stopped 34 shots for his first win since Dec. 19.

Tyler Toffoli, Timothy Liljegren and Will Smith scored for the Sharks. Vitek Vanecek made 27 saves.

Takeaways The Sharks controlled the game for long stretches but weren’t able to shut down the Senators when most needed.

The Senators started slow and didn’t have their best game overall but managed to capitalize on their chances.

Key moment The Senators made the most of a two-man advantage in the third period to tie the game 2-2.

Key stat Stutzle has 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) through his 11-game point streak.

Up next The Sharks visit Toronto on Monday. The Senators visit Washington on Monday.

Regular Season Series

OTT wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 11:05	Shane Pinto Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (10)
Goal	2nd Period 5:17	Tyler Toffoli Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Smith (18), Macklin Celebrini (25)
Goal	2nd Period 9:47	Timothy Liljegren Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Wennberg (18), Klim Kostin (5)
Goal	3rd Period 1:26	Brady Tkachuk Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (42), Jake Sanderson (31)
Goal	3rd Period 3:00	Tim Stützle Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (11)
Goal	3rd Period 8:31	David Perron Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (24), Drake Batherson (31)
Goal	3rd Period 18:33	Will Smith Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (31), Macklin Celebrini (26)
Goal	3rd Period 19:00	Michael Amadio Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Artem Zub (7)

Statistics

SJ		OTT
17	Blocked Shots	16
21	Hits	20
3	Takeaways	6
37	Shots	32
3	Power Play Goals	1
4	Power Play Opportunities	4
75.0	Power Play Percentage	25.0
0	Short Handed Goals	1
0	Shootout Goals	0
35	Faceoffs Won	24
59.3	Faceoff Win Percent	40.7
12	Giveaways	13
5	Total Penalties	5
10	Penalty Minutes	10

Ottawa Senators Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Lassi Thomson, D	Out	Mar 23
Thomas Chabot, D	Out	Mar 23
Nick Jensen, D	Injured Reserve	Mar 22
Dennis Gilbert, D	Out	Mar 22
Jake Sanderson, D	Out	Mar 21

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ryan Reaves, RW	Out	Mar 23
Vincent Desharnais, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Tyler Toffoli, C	Out	Mar 21
Ty Dellandrea, C	Injured Reserve	Mar 13