{"id":525721,"date":"2026-03-15T22:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525721\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:04:08","slug":"san-jose-sharks-vs-ottawa-senators-prediction-3-15-2026-todays-nhl-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525721\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction 3\/15\/2026 Today’s NHL Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\tMATCHUP<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Jose Sharks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOttawa Senators\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTeam Records
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t32-26-6
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t33-23-9<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCanadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, March 15, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t05:00 PM EDT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTV
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tESPN+<\/p>\n

In this article, we will formulate a Sharks vs Senators Prediction for this NHL game on Sunday, March 15th. Let\u2019s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.<\/p>\n

Ottawa Senators Preview<\/p>\n

The Senators have 75 points this season with a 33-23-9 record, and are 30-35 ATS and 36-29 in over\/under. They have a 15-11-5 home record and a 18-12-4 road record and are sitting 6th in the Atlantic Division. They are coming off a 2-0 home win over the Ducks, and their previous three games were a 3-2 home loss to the Canadiens, a 2-0 road win over the Canucks, and a 7-4 road win over the Kraken<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Offensively, the Senators are averaging 3.31 goals per game and are scoring 22.7% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.09 goals per game and are killing 73.7% of their opponent\u2019s power plays.<\/p>\n

Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 70 points and 30 goals, adding a team-high 40 assists. Linus Ullmark is the starting goalie for the Senators, and he has a 20-9-7 record, with 2.77 GAA and .886 SV%. James Reimer is the backup goalie and he has a 4-3-1 record, with 2.53 GAA and .882 SV%.<\/p>\n

San Jose Sharks Preview<\/p>\n

The Sharks have 70 points this season with a 32-26-6 record, and are 41-23 ATS and 30-32 in over\/under. They have a 17-10-5 home record and a 15-16-1 road record and are sitting 5th in the Pacific Division. They are coming off a 4-2 road win over the Canadiens, and their previous three games were a 4-2 road win over the Bruins, a 6-3 road loss to the Sabres, and a 2-1 home overtime loss to the Islanders.<\/p>\n

Offensively, the Sharks are averaging 3.09 goals per game and are scoring 20.2% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.45 goals per game and are killing 79.6% of their opponent\u2019s power plays.<\/p>\n

Macklin Celebrini leads the Sharks with 94 points and 35 goals, adding a team-high 59 assists. Yaroslav Askarov is the starting goalie for the Sharks, and he has a 19-17-3 record, with 3.57 GAA and .886 SV%. Alex Nedeljkovic is the backup goalie and he has a 13-9-3 record, with 2.77 GAA and .903 SV%.<\/p>\n

San Jose Sharks @ Ottawa Senators Betting Trends: March 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Why the Ottawa Senators will win<\/p>\n

The Senators have won each of their last seven home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
\nThe Sharks have lost each of their last four night games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
\nThe Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight night games at Canadian Tire Centre.
\nThe Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against Pacific Division opponents.
\nThe Senators have won the second period in each of their last six games against Pacific Division opponents.<\/p>\n

Why the San Jose Sharks will win<\/p>\n

The Senators have lost each of their last four games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
\nThe underdogs have won seven of the Sharks\u2019 last nine games.
\nThe Senators have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 home games against opponents on a winning streak.
\nThe underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the Sharks\u2019 last nine games.
\nThe road team has won the second period in eight of the Senators\u2019 last nine games.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Total Goals Facts<\/p>\n

Each of the Senators\u2019 last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
\nEight of the Sharks\u2019 last nine night games at Canadian Tire Centre have gone OVER the total goals line.
\nThe \u2018Over 1.5 Goals Period 2\u2032 market has hit in each of the Senators\u2019 last 10 home games against the Sharks.
\nThe \u2018Over 1.5 Goals Period 2\u2032 market has hit in each of the Sharks\u2019 last eight night games at Canadian Tire Centre.<\/p>\n

Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts<\/p>\n

Brady Tkachuk has scored a goal in four of the Senators\u2019 last five home games against the Sharks.
\nJake Sanderson has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances with the Senators as home favorites.
\nBrady Tkachuk has recorded at least three shots in each of his last five appearances \u2013 equal-longest active streak in the league.<\/p>\n

San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts<\/p>\n

Alexander Wennberg has recorded an assist in each of the Sharks\u2019 last five road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
\nMacklin Celebrini has scored at least one goal in five of the Sharks\u2019 last six games.
\nKiefer Sherwood is the only player in the league to have recorded 5+ hits in seven or more consecutive appearances this season.<\/p>\n

Matchup\/League Facts<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Senators rank 30th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (73.68%).
\nThe Ottawa Senators rank 32nd in the league in save percentage this season (.877).
\nThe San Jose Sharks rank 29th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.45).
\nThe San Jose Sharks have recorded the largest comeback win this season \u2013 trailed by four goals vs Penguins on December, 13.<\/p>\n

Sharks vs Senators Prediction<\/p>\n

The Senators won their previous meeting against the Sharks this season by 3-2 on the road and are 5-1 in their last 6 meetings.<\/p>\n

In this Sharks vs Senators Prediction, the Senators are coming as -202 home favorites. The Senators have just one overall win more than the Sharks, who have been the most profitable team in hockey this season. Both teams also have exactly 15 home\/away wins and the Sharks have back-to-back road wins against playoff teams, while the Senators are 4-1 in their last 5 games. The Sharks are being undervalued in this spot and since the Senators are being such big favorites, I will take the Sharks by +1.5 goals in this one.<\/p>\n

Nikos Lagouretos’s Pick: San Jose Sharks +1.5\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MATCHUP San Jose Sharks Ottawa Senators Team Records 32-26-6 33-23-9 Where Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON When Sunday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-525721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}