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Ottawa Senators vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Sharks · THU · OCT 22 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · OCT 22 · 6:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
NBCSCA
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 22 · 6:00 PM CT
NBCSCA
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Tim Stützle has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings. But the Senators can't afford penalties against a power play that ranks 3rd, not with a kill that sits 26th.
Canadian Tire Centre
San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Sharks
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Jackson Starr · Oct 3 · 10:55 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Andre Burakovsky
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Patrick Giles
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 8
SenatorsInjury report
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Andre Burakovsky
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Patrick Giles
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 8
Jackson Starr · Oct 3 · 10:55 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Tim Stützle has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings. But the Senators can't afford penalties against a power play that ranks 3rd, not with a kill that sits 26th.

Linus Ullmark has Alexander Wennberg figured out, 17 shots without a goal.

The numbers behind it
Player
Tim Stützle has 7 points in his last 4 games against San Jose. See the games →
(Ottawa)
7 pts, last 4 vs SJS
Special Teams
San Jose's power play ranks 3rd while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
3rd / 26th PP vs PK
Matchup
Alexander Wennberg has 17 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(San Jose)
0/17 vs Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Jacob Trouba has 17 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(San Jose)
0/17 vs Linus Ullmark
Player
Drake Batherson has 5 points in his last 4 games against San Jose. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs SJS