Senators roll past Sharks 5-1 behind three-goal second

The Senators beat the Sharks 5-1 at SAP Center, pulling away with three goals in the second period. Ottawa moved to 9-5-1 and 19 points. San Jose fell to 7-7-1.

Dylan Cozens opened the scoring at 13:25 of the first, and Michael Misa tied it 1-1 at 16:06. Then the Senators took over. Drake Batherson put them ahead 2-1 at 5:04 of the second. Tim Stutzle made it 3-1 at 10:54, and Ridly Greig added a backhand at 12:17 for a 4-1 lead. Ottawa scored twice in 83 seconds and the game was effectively settled.

Stutzle, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.5, finished with a goal, an assist and seven shots on goal. Shane Pinto closed the scoring at 17:30 of the third for the 5-1 final. The Sharks had no answer after the first period.

Chirp's Sim had the Sharks at 52% before the game, so this result went against the slight lean.