San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators on Saturday October 31st at SAP Center. (via sanjosesharks/x)
By Madison Montez
SAN JOSE- The San Jose Sharks fell to the Ottawa Senators 5-1 in a Saturday 1pm Halloween Matchup.
The Sharks hosted the Senators, where they will face the Sens for the second time this season. The last time these two teams faced off was just last week where the San Jose Sharks came out with the 6-2 win. Nolan Allan, Tyler Toffoli, Collin Graf, Jacob Trouba, Zack Ostapchuk, and Ivar Stenberg all scored in the win. Saturday, they will be looking to do the same.
To open up the scoring, Ottawa attacked and kept shooting and found a hole in Nedeljkovic’s net. Senators’s Center Dylan Cozen scored his fourth goal of the season to give Ottawa the first lead of the game. Tim Stuzle recorded the primary assist and Artem Zub recorded the secondary assist.
To quickly tie the game at 1-1 three minutes later, Sharks Center Michael Misa scored his third goal of the season. Jacob Trouba recorded the primary assist and Kiefer Sherwood recorded the secondary assist.
Regaining their initial lead, 2-1, Senators Right Wing Drake Batherson scored his ninth goal of the season. Philip Tomasino recorded the primary assist and Thomas Chabot recorded the secondary assist. After a chain of events happening in the back corner, Senators Center Tim Stutzle scored his ninth goal of the season, making it 3-1. Jake Sanderson recorded the primary assist and Dylan Cozens recorded the secondary assist.
After a smooth sequence of passing the puck up the ice, Ottawa extended their lead to 4-1. Center Ridley Greig scored his second goal of the season. Shane Pinto recorded the lone assist. To seal the win, Senators Center Shane Pinto scored an empty net goal for his fifth goal of the season. Jake Sanderson recorded the lone assist.
After the first period, Ottawa outshot San Jose 10-9. After the second period, Ottawa outshot San Jose, agaim, 10-8. After the third period, Ottawa outshot San Jose 15 to 6.
Saturday’s goalie matchup was Alex Nedeljkovic for San Jose and Samuel Ersson for Ottawa. Recording 20 saves on 21 shots, Ersson recorded Saturday’s win. Recording 30 saves on 34 shots, Nedeljkovic recorded Saturday’s loss.
The Sharks will be back in action on Monday November 2nd where they will be hosting the Calgary Flames at 6pm at the SAP Center. This will be the first matchup between the two teams this season.
