Askarov makes 41 saves as Sharks beat Senators 6-2

OTTAWA – Yaroslav Askarov made 41 saves and the San Jose Sharks scored three times in the second period on the way to a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

It was the first regulation win of the season for the Sharks, who improved to 6-4-1. Ottawa fell to 7-4-0.

Tim Stutzle gave the Senators a 1-0 lead at 6:16 of the first period with help from Drake Batherson. Nolan Allan tied it for San Jose at 11:04.

Tyler Toffoli scored on the power play at 9:13 of the second, Graf added a shorthanded goal at 12:00, and Jacob Trouba made it 4-1 at 13:18.

Jordan Spence cut the lead to 4-2 at 6:24 of the third with an assist from Fabian Zetterlund. Zack Ostapchuk scored shorthanded into an empty net at 16:31 and Ivar Stenberg added another empty-netter at 19:43.

Samuel Ersson stopped 22 shots for Ottawa, which outshot San Jose 43-28, according to NHL.com. The Senators also placed goalie Linus Ullmark on injured reserve on Thursday.

“I thought we played a pretty good game; thought we shot ourselves in the foot,” Senators coach Travis Green said.

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said: “Thought our goaltender was great.”

The Senators host the New York Rangers on Saturday.

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Via NHL.com and ESPN.