SAN JOSE, Calif. – Forwards Timo Meier and Matt Nieto scored even-strength goals 3:35 apart in the second period and goalie Kaapo Kahkonen finished with 32 saves as the Sharks beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Monday for just their second victory of the season at SAP Center.
Noah Gregor scored in the first period and Tomas Hertl scored on a second-period power play as the Sharks snapped a six-game losing streak on home ice before an announced crowd of 11,295.
Erik Karlsson, Matt Benning, and Luke Kunin all had two assists for San Jose, which completed its homestand with a 1-2-0 record. Logan Couture added an empty-net goal with 58.3 seconds left in the third period.
