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San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
439H
·
15M
·
15S
The read
The problem is Tim Stützle, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Sharks. But the special-teams edge is the Sharks': a 3rd-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 26th.
Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Sharks
GOALIES
Senators
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Sharks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
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
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
Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Sharks
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Patrick Giles
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 8
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
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
Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.
Live
Matchup Intel
The problem is Tim Stützle, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Sharks. But the special-teams edge is the Sharks': a 3rd-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 26th.
Linus Ullmark has Alexander Wennberg figured out, 17 shots without a goal. A milestone is in reach for Drake Batherson: 2 more goals for 300 career goals.
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
Macklin Celebrini has 5 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(San Jose)
5
pts, last 4 vs OTT
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298
career goals