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National Hockey League
Ottawa 6, San Jose 5
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 5, 2018
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Francois St. Laurent, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 16061
Matt Duchene scored seven seconds into overtime, giving the Ottawa Senators a come-from-behind, 6-5 victory over the San Jose Sharks Friday night in Ottawa.

Duchene won the overtime's opening faceoff, then scored at the end of a two-on-one with Mike Hoffman that completed the Senators' rally from a pair of three-goal deficits.

The goal ended San Jose goalie Aaron Dell's shot at a seventh consecutive victory.

Duchene finished with two goals and one assist. Hoffman added one goal and three assists, while Mark Stone had a goal plus two helpers for Ottawa.

Tomas Hertl scored two goals for the Sharks, who led 4-1 and then seemed to be in control with a 5-2 edge heading into the third period.

However, Ottawa got 17 shots and three goals in the third period, forcing overtime and setting up Duchene's game-winning shot.

The Sharks started quickly with two goals in the first period and three more in the second.

Hertl started the scoring with a short-handed goal on a breakaway 6:29 into the game. After Ryan Dzingel tied the game for the Senators, Melker Karlsson gave the Sharks the lead later in the period.

Karlsson deflected a Joakim Ryan shot past goalie Craig Anderson with 7:04 left in the first period for a 2-1 lead. Chris Tierney and Brent Burns scored just 1:51 apart early in the second period, stretching the San Jose advantage to 4-1.

Stone and Hertl then traded second-period goals, and San Jose held a 5-2 lead after two.

The Senators' rally began when Derick Brassard scored 26 seconds into the third period. Duchene scored at 8:25 and Hoffman followed by tying the game 5-5 at 10:48.

Burns finished with a goal and an assist while Logan Couture handed out three assists for San Jose. The Sharks (21-12-6) took their second loss in two nights as they fell in a shootout against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

The Senators (13-17-9) won for just the fifth times in 23 contests.

Stone now has 12 points in his past 11 games.

Ottawa forward Zack Smith came back after a shoulder injury sidelined him for the past five games.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   Ottawa
Logan Couture 3 Points Mike Hoffman 4
Tomas Hertl 2 Goals Matt Duchene 2
Logan Couture 3 Assists Mike Hoffman 3
Brent Burns 1 Power Play Goals Mark Stone 1
Tomas Hertl 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Aaron Dell .860 Save Percentage Craig Anderson .857
Aaron Dell 37 Saves Craig Anderson 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 35 5 2-3 1-2 4 28
Ottawa 43 6 1-2 1-3 6 48
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Senators have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Sharks have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .647 after a loss.