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National Hockey League
San Jose 5, Ottawa 1
When: 10:30 PM ET, Monday, November 21, 2022
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees: Steve Kozari, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 11295

Timo Meier, Matt Nieto and Tomas Hertl scored in the second period to help the San Jose Sharks pull away for a 5-1 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Monday night.

Logan Couture had a goal and an assist, Noah Gregor also scored, and Kaapo Kahkonen made 37 saves for the Sharks, who improved to 2-6-3 on home ice this season.

Tim Stutzle scored for the Senators, who dropped to 2-9-1 in their past 12 games. Cam Talbot stopped just 4 of 7 shots before he was replaced by Anton Forsberg, who finished with 22 saves.

The Sharks were outshot 13-3 in the first period, but went to the first intermission tied 1-1.

Meier scored on a sharp angle from just above the goal line to give San Jose a 2-1 lead at 1:18 of the second period.

Kahkonen made back-to-back saves on Stutzle on a breakaway, and another save on Brady Tkachuk at the end of a 2-on-1 break 14 seconds later.

Less than a minute after that, the Sharks moved ahead 3-1 on a goal by Nieto at 4:53, ending the night for Talbot.

Forsberg was pulled in Ottawa's last game after allowing three goals on 18 shots in a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

Hertl deflected a shot from Couture into the net late on the power play to extend the lead to 4-1 at 15:56 of the second period.

Couture scored into an empty net with 59 seconds left for the 5-1 final.

Gregor scored his first goal of the season 18 seconds after hitting the crossbar to give the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 6:22 of the first period.

A slap shot by Sharks forward Luke Kunin hit traffic in front of the net and came out to Gregor, who scored on a wrist shot from the inside edge of the right circle.

The Senators tied it 1-1 at 13:14 of the first.

Brady Tkachuk was behind the San Jose net when he spun and slid a pass to Stutzle at the inside edge of the right circle. He stopped the puck and shot it past Kahkonen.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Ottawa   San Jose
Tim Stutzle 1 Points Luke Kunin 3
Tim Stutzle 1 Goals Logan Couture 1
Brady Tkachuk 1 Assists Luke Kunin 3
N/A Power Play Goals Tomas Hertl 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Anton Forsberg .957 Save Percentage Kaapo Kahkonen .974
Anton Forsberg 22 Saves Kaapo Kahkonen 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Ottawa 38 1 0-2 2-3 11 34
San Jose 31 5 1-3 2-2 9 26
Upcoming Games
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Sharks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Ottawa will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Senators have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .273 after a loss.