Ottawa Senators' Tyler Kleven (43) celebrates his goal with teammates Lars Eller (89), Jordan Spence (10), and Warren Foegele (37) during second period NHL hockey action against the San Jose Sharks, in Ottawa on Sunday, March 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

By The Canadian Press

Batherson paces Senators to 7-4 win over Sharks

Mar 15, 2026 | 5:40 PM

OTTAWA — Drake Batherson scored a pair of goals for the Ottawa Senators, including the winner, in a 7-4 win over the San Jose Sharks Sunday.

Both teams were playing the back half of back-to-backs and it showed at times.

Laurent Brossoit, making his first NHL start since April 18, 2024, made 17 saves for the Sharks (32-27-6), while Linus Ullmark, coming off a 23-save shutout against the Ducks, made his third straight start and turned away 19 shots.

Tied 4-4 Batherson gave the Senators (34-23-9) the lead with 6:52 remaining when an Artem Zub shot bounced in off him when he turned to protect himself. Dylan Cozens added the insurance marker beating Brossoit high glove just over a minute later and Brady Tkachuk added an empty-net goal.

San Jose had started the third trailing 4-3 but Michael Misa evened the score when he took a pass at centre, skated in and wristed a shot past Ullmark.

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Trailing 2-1 to start the second the Senators ended it leading 4-3.

Ottawa tied the game early in the period when Warren Foegele beat Brossoit five-hole.

Midway through the period Macklin Celebrini won a puck battle along the boards and found Collin Graf in front. Graf won the puck battle and beat Ullmark.

Ottawa took its first lead scoring twice in a span of 65 seconds.

Fabian Zetterlund, a former member of the Sharks, tied it 3-3 with a one-timer on the power play and just over a minute later Zetterlund fed Tyler Kleven who beat Brossoit high short side.

San Jose opened the scoring early in the first when Mario Ferraro buried a pass from Shakir Mukhamadullin.

Ottawa got lucky on the power play when Batherson’s backhand pass went in off Ferraro’s skate to make it 1-1.

The Sharks regained the lead midway through the period when Tyler Toffoli was left all alone in front and tipped Ferraro’s shot past Ullmark.

TAKEAWAYS

Senators: Ottawa’s power play which has struggled of late was solid going 2-for-3.

Sharks: San Jose’s defence left Brossoit exposed a number of times throughout the game.

KEY MOMENT

With San Jose trailing 4-3 Brossoit came up with a big save on a Tim Stutzle breakaway in the final seconds of the second period.

KEY STAT

Celebrini (65 games played) reached the 60-assist mark in the fewest games by a Sharks skater since Erik Karlsson (63 GP in 2022-23).

UP NEXT

Sharks: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

Senators: Visit the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2026.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press