OTTAWA \u2014 The San Jose Sharks take on the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.<\/p>\n
Nolan Allan<\/a> and Tyler Toffoli<\/a> and Collin Graf<\/a> and Jacob Trouba<\/a> and Zack Ostapchuk<\/a> and Ivar Stenberg scored, and the Sharks won 5-2.<\/p>\n Period 1<\/p>\n 3 in: Tough shift for top line, lots of strangeness. Trouba gets beat wide by Amadio, the defenseman, I think, had taken a too aggressive angle for the puck. That happens. Big Askarov save. But then, Celebrini with puck, looking up, waiting to make a play, you never see this happen, gets bullied by Amadio for it. Another Askarov save. Then, Chernyshov, receives the outlet pass, his back turned from Ottawa net, and he just falls over. He\u2019s fine. But unusual sequence.<\/p>\n Sharks tools<\/p>\n Stutzle goal: Misa was about to get called, Cozens\u2019s speed and size was too much for him to handle one-on-one. But then, extra man, Batherson high finds a seam to Stutzle, who blows it through Askarov.<\/p>\n 7 in: Celebrini catches the pass on his right, passes it to himself on the left, thinks he has some daylight to shoot\u2026.but Sanderson just rips it off him. Norris-caliber defense there. I\u2019m a big Jake fan.<\/p>\n Yakemchuk no-goal: Reprieve for Sharks, puck never crossed line. San Jose Sharks lost puck, you want to micro-criticize the fourth line, they had the puck on rush, Dellandrea goes to slot, it gets intercepted. That could\u2019ve happened to anybody, of course, even Celebrini, who hasn\u2019t been good so far tonight. But that was the turnover.<\/p>\n 10 in: Giroux rings the crossbar. Sharks actually up 5-2 shots, but every Sens\u2019 shot either a scoring chance or beating Askarov, feels like.<\/p>\n Allan goal: But Allan picks a high corner! Walks down lane and picks it. Allan has been solid as a No. 7 this year, credit to him, and apparently, he can pick it. Allan had kept the puck alive, stopping up the rim. Then Orlov filtered it toward an attacking Chernyshov? Chernyshov helped direct it toward Allan, great hockey from him. Off an outstanding first line shift, Smith and Chernyshov all had slot one-timers denied by Ersson. Celebrini, who I just, um, said something about, great on that shift. That\u2019s a rarity, a 5-on-5 goal from the Celebrini line that Celebrini doesn\u2019t get a point from.<\/p>\n 8 left: Stenberg tries to hit a streaking Misa, behind him, turnover. That\u2019ll kill your Expected Goals. Sherwood saves their bacon, deflecting a point shot out. But yeah, something about this line, showed some life last third period, for sure, but just not quite in unison.<\/p>\n 5 left: Chernyshov blocks a Matinpalo shot, in lots of pain, hand or arm? Goes to locker room. Road trip starting to take out Sharks\u2019 depth.<\/p>\n Watching power play entries a lot after talking to Jack Han, very imprecise, Stenberg off. They\u2019re try Orlov carrying, forward pass to Stenberg, drop back to Celebrini. That could compensate for Orlov\u2019s foot speed, but Stenberg missed the target. When they gain the zone, they are dangerous, Smith tries to hit a crashing Stenberg for the tap-in. But that\u2019s it. And the PP2 is ugly, once again, entry issues, Trouba even slower than Orlov. If they set up, they\u2019re fine, but they can\u2019t manage to do that.<\/p>\n Period 2<\/p>\n Per Sharks: Igor Chernyshov is doubtful to return to tonight\u2019s game.<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Looks like Graf moving back up to wing with Celebrini & Smith. GRILLMACK 4 Life!<\/p>\n