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San Jose Sharks' Ivar Stenberg (41) looks to make a tip in front of Ottawa Senators goaltender Samuel Ersson (30) during first period NHL action in Ottawa on Oct. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
By The Canadian Press

Balanced scoring attack leads Sharks to 6-2 victory over Senators

Oct 22, 2026 | 6:54 PM

OTTAWA — The San Jose Sharks picked up their first regulation win of the season Thursday night with a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Colin Graf led the way with a goal and an assist. Nolan Allan, Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Trouba, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg also scored for the Sharks (6-4-1).

Yaroslav Askarov stopped 39 shots.

Tim Stutzle and Jordan Spence tallied for the Senators (7-4-0). Samuel Ersson, who made 23 saves, remains in search of his first win with Ottawa.

Ottawa placed Linus Ullmark on injured reserve Thursday after he suffered a lower-body injury a night earlier.

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Spence scored at 6:24 of the third period to make it a two-goal game.

The Senators pulled Ersson while on the power play with under four minutes remaining but Ostapchuk took advantage of a giveaway and scored an empty-net goal.

Stenberg added a second empty-netter to round out the scoring.

Takeaways

Senators: Ottawa lacked the intensity it played with Wednesday against the Panthers and couldn’t bury its chances.

Sharks: San Jose played a solid road game and capitalized on its opportunities.

Key Moment

Toffoli broke a 1-1 tie at the halfway mark of the second period by getting a shot through traffic from the point on the power play.

Up next

Senators: Ottawa will host the New York Rangers on Saturday.

Sharks: San Jose travels to Boston to take on the Bruins on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published October 22, 2026.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press


by The Canadian Press

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