San Jose Sharks (5-4) vs. Ottawa Senators (7-3)
October 22, 2026 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ottawa Senators -135 / San Jose Sharks +114; Over/Under: 6.5
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The San Jose Sharks and the Ottawa Senators meet Thursday in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Jose Sharks vs. Ottawa Senators prediction.
San Jose Sharks Recap
The San Jose Sharks come into this game looking to add on to their 4-3 OT win over Montreal last time out to sit at 5-4-1 this season. After this game, the Sharks will head on the road for a game against the Boston Bruins.
Sharks Snap Two-Game Slide
Macklin Celebrini leads the San Jose Sharks through eight games this season with a team-high 14 points, totaling 5 goals and a team-leading 9 assists. Tyler Toffoli, Ivar Stenberg, and Will Smith sit tied for second with 7 points apiece, with Toffoli contributing 3 goals and 4 assists, Stenberg recording 2 goals and 5 assists, and Smith adding 3 goals and 4 assists. Jacob Trouba, Michael Misa, and Igor Chernyshov occupy the next tier with 4 points each, with Chernyshov potting 2 goals while Trouba and Misa each chip in a goal and 3 assists. Dmitry Orlov, Kiefer Sherwood, Mason Marchment, and Alexander Wennberg record 3 points apiece, with Marchment scoring 3 goals, while Michael Kesselring and Luca Cagnoni round out San Jose’s primary contributors with 2 points each. In net, Yaroslav Askarov holds a 2-4-0 record with a 3.67 GAA and an .865 save percentage after stopping 141 of 163 shots, while Alex Nedeljkovic posts a 3-0-1 mark with a 2.37 GAA and a .917 save percentage after stopping 111 of 121 shots for the Sharks up to this point in the season.
Ottawa Senators Recap
The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to add on to their 5-1 win over Florida last time out to sit at 7-3 this season. After this game, the Senators will head home for a game against the New York Rangers.
Senators Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight
Entering Wednesday, Tim Stutzle leads the Ottawa Senators through nine games this season with a team-high 12 points, totaling a team-leading 5 goals and 7 assists. Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson, and Shane Pinto sit tied for second with 6 points apiece, with Giroux contributing a goal and 5 assists, Batherson recording 4 goals and 2 assists, and Pinto adding a goal and 5 assists. Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot occupy the next tier with 4 points each, with Amadio scoring 2 goals and 2 assists while Chabot chips in a goal and 3 assists. Stephen Halliday and Fabian Zetterlund add 3 points each, while Carter Yakemchuk, William Eklund, Tyler Kleven, Ridly Greig, Dylan Cozens, and Warren Foegele round out Ottawa’s primary scorers with 2 points apiece. In net, Linus Ullmark holds a 6-1-0 record with a 1.33 GAA and a .945 save percentage after stopping 155 of 164 shots, while Samuel Ersson posts a 0-2-0 mark with a 5.26 GAA and an .829 save percentage after stopping 58 of 70 shots for the Senators up to this point in the season.
San Jose Sharks vs. Ottawa Senators Prediction
I’m on San Jose here. Ottawa’s on the back-to-back after sticking it to their former teammate in Brady Tkachuk on Wednesday, but now likely have their less effective goaltending option going here in Samuel Ersson and I think that the Senators could split once again here as this team has had problems stringing together back-to-back wins as of late. I think San Jose is live to win this one, so give me the Sharks here.
