San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators trade punches at Canadian Tire Centre as Toffoli’s 2 points sit under Batherson’s star

The San Jose Sharks carried a 32-27 record with 6 overtime losses into Canadian Tire Centre, where the the Senators brought a 34-23 record with 9 overtime losses and skated off with a 7-4 result. The Sharks opened with 2 goals in the first period and finished with 4 goals on 23 shots, while the Senators produced 7 goals on 24 shots at 5:00 PM EDT.

First period

The Sharks struck for 2 goals in the first period, setting the early tone against a Senators team that scored 1 goal in the same frame. The Sharks finished the game at 41 percent on faceoffs with 22 wins, and the Senators ended at 59 percent with 32 wins after that early exchange.

Second period

The Sharks added 1 goal in the second period, and the Senators answered with 3 goals in the same period to swing the scoring margin. The Sharks went 0-for-2 on the power play with 1 shot as the Senators went 2-for-3 with 2 power-play goals, and that special-teams gap shaped this San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators recap.

Third period

The Sharks scored 1 goal in the third period, and the Senators posted 3 more goals in the third period while also recording 1 empty-net goal on 1 shot. Sharks goaltender Laurent Brossoit logged 18 saves on 23 shots against with 6 goals against, while the Senators goaltender stopped 19 shots on 23 attempts with 4 goals against. Tyler Toffoli finished with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points on 2 shots, and the Sharks also got 1 assist from Macklin Celebrini and 2 assists from Shakir Mukhamadullin as the Senators had Drake Batherson marked as the top star and Fabian Zetterlund as the second star. The Sharks were tagged with 20 giveaways and 5 takeaways, and the Senators posted 11 giveaways with 4 takeaways, a swing that fit the San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators result analysis and left room for what went wrong for San Jose Sharks in the puck-management details.

The San Jose Sharks full-time result sends the Sharks to their next broadcast at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta on 03/17/2026 at 9:00 PM EDT, with viewing on ESPN plus and NBC Sports California. Keep it locked for the next Sharks game, and share this article with other Sharks fans.