Sharks 6, Senators 2 — October 22, 2026: recap and analysis

SJSSJS
San Jose Sharks
5-4-1 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
SO
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
Final
6—2
Oct 22, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre
OTTOTT
Ottawa Senators
7-3-0 · W1 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W

Final score: San Jose Sharks 6, Ottawa Senators 2. Sharks won with fewer expected goals, 2.57 to 4.82. 2 empty-net goals padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Yaroslav Askarov (41/43 saves, .953 SV%, +1.9 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Senators, 56% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
SJS xG
2.57
ACTUAL
6 — 2
OTT xG
4.82
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.12
HIGH xG
OTT1P 06:16Even Strength
SJS 0 - 1 OTT
0.16
HIGH xG
SJS1P 11:04Even Strength
Nolan Allan
42
Nolan Allan(2)
D · SJS · #42
Dmitry Orlov (3)
SJS 1 - 1 OTT
0.04
LOW xG
SJS2P 09:13Power Play
SJS 2 - 1 OTT
0.17
HIGH xG
SJS2P 12:00Short-handed
SJS 3 - 1 OTT
0.21
HIGH xG
SJS2P 13:18Even Strength
SJS 4 - 1 OTT
0.06
MED xG
OTT3P 06:24Even Strength
SJS 4 - 2 OTT
SJS3P 16:31Short-handedEN
SJS 5 - 2 OTT
SJS3P 19:43Even StrengthEN
SJS 6 - 2 OTT

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Yaroslav Askarov
30
Yaroslav Askarov
G · SJS · #30
41/43 saves, .953 SV%, +1.9 GSAX
★2
Samuel Ersson
33
Samuel Ersson
G · OTT · #33
22/26 saves, .846 SV%, −1.2 GSAX
★3
Collin Graf
51
Collin Graf
R · SJS · #51
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

SJSOTT
28Shots43
2.57xGF4.82
38.15v5 CF%61.9
44.1FO%55.9
1/2PP0/3
27Hits20
17Blocks9
24Giveaways14
4Takeaways5
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodSJS SOGOTT SOGSJS xGOTT xG
1st1181.041.41
2nd11181.301.98
3rd6170.221.43
Total28432.574.82

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 16:11
OTT
Michael AmadioTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Darnell Nurse
2P 07:48
OTT
Jake SandersonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Will Smith
2P 11:08
SJS
Darnell NurseRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Fabian Zetterlund
2P 17:43
SJS
Dmitry OrlovHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Fabian Zetterlund
3P 16:05
SJS
Macklin CelebriniTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Carter Yakemchuk

Lineups