Tim Stutzle scored and added an assist to keep his 11-game point streak alive, Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto returned to the lineup and scored, and the Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
The Ottawa Senators host the Winnipeg Jets after the Jets defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in overtime. Ottawa is 16-8-2 in home games and 29-24-4 overall. The Senators have a 13-5-3 record in games decided by a goal.
Tim Stutzle scored and added an assist to keep his 11-game point streak alive, Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto returned to the lineup and scored and the Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Stutzle has 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) during his streak and matched a franchise record for longest assist streak (10 games). Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto each scored in
As they enter the stretch run of their season, the Ottawa Senators are about to get three very valuable pieces of their team back on the ice. The Senators expect Josh Norris, Shane Pinto and Brady Tkachuk all to play on Saturday night against the lowly San Jose Sharks at Canadian Tire Centre,
Although Ottawa is in the midst of a five-game losing streak, the Senators should have no trouble regaining momentum against the league-worst Sharks.
A few lockers inside the Sharks’ dressing room at the practice facility remained empty Saturday morning, including the one that belonged to winger Fabian Zetterlund, who was surprisingly traded to the Ottawa Senators just before Friday’s deadline.
NHL: San Jose Sharks face Ottawa Senators, who will have Brady Tkachuk, Shane Pinto and Josh Norris back in their lineup
The Senators have lost five straight after their 4-1 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night and the Sharks have dropped seven in a row (0-4-3) after a 4-3 overtime defeat Thursday night at Montreal.
The Sharks traded goalie Vitek Vanecek and center Nico Sturm to the Florida Panthers in separate deals on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. In the Vanecek deal, the Sharks received AHL forward Patrick Giles. For Sturm, the Sharks got back a 2026 fourth-round pick while also sending a 2027 seventh-round selection to the Panthers.