Senators visit the Sharks after Cozens' 2-goal game

The Ottawa Senators faced the San Jose Sharks on Saturday at the Chase Center in San Jose, California, for an NHL matchup. The game took place at 4 p.m. EDT, with Dylan Cozens scoring two goals in the Senators' 6-5 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings. The Sharks have a solid home record of 2-3-0 and a 7-6-1 overall record. They have excelled in close games, with a 4-0 record in contests decided by a single goal.

Ottawa has a 3-3-0 record on the road and an 8-5-1 overall record. The Senators rank second in the NHL in penalty minutes per game, averaging 13.1. The teams met for the second time this season, with the Sharks emerging victorious in the previous encounter, winning 6-2.

Will Smith has been a standout performer for the Sharks, tallying six goals and four assists. Macklin Celebrini has added five goals and six assists over the last 10 games for San Jose. Shane Pinto has contributed four goals and five assists for Ottawa during the same span. Drake Batherson has also been instrumental for the Senators, with six goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games, the Sharks have managed a 4-5-1 record, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.2 penalties, and 10.3 penalty minutes per game while conceding 2.8 goals on average. The Senators, on the other hand, have a 5-4-1 record, averaging three goals while allowing three goals per game. They also dish out 4.7 assists and 13 penalties per game.

Injuries continue to plague both teams. For the Sharks, Igor Chernyshov, Alexander Wennberg, Kyle Keyser, and Quentin Musty are all out with upper body injuries. The Senators are dealing with Warren Foegele, who is day to day with a knee issue, Linus Ullmark, who is out due to a lower body injury, William Eklund, who is sidelined with an ankle problem, Andre Burakovsky, who is day to day with a lower body issue, and Thomas Chabot, who is also day to day with an upper-body ailment.