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

Season 26-27
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Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
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San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
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Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
The man to watch is Tim Stützle: 7 points in his last 4 against San Jose. But discipline matters tonight: the Senators' penalty kill ranks 26th and San Jose's power play is 3rd in the league.
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San Jose Sharks
Home · 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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
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
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 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

The man to watch is Tim Stützle: 7 points in his last 4 against San Jose. But discipline matters tonight: the Senators' penalty kill ranks 26th and San Jose's power play is 3rd in the league.

Alexander Wennberg is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 17 shots.

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