Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks 11/24/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Ottawa Senators look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Ottawa is 4-11-1 with 9 points and is last in the Atlantic division 20 points behind first-place Florida. The Senators were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche 7-5 in their first game back after three games had been postponed due to covid issues.

Drake Batherson is leading Ottawa in goals scored with seven, assists with nine and points with 16. In goal, Filip Gustavsson is 3-4-1 with a goals against average of 3.41 and save percentage of .905. Ottawa is scoring an average of 2.56 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.69 goals per game. Ottawa’s power play is scoring 20.4% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 73.9% of the time.

San Jose looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Ottawa on Wednesday. The Sharks are 9-8-1 with 19 points and fifth in the Pacific Division eight points behind first-place Calgary. San Jose defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in overtime on Monday. Alexander Barabanov scored the winning goal in the extra period for the Sharks.

Tomas Hertl is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with seven, while Brent Burns is the leader in assists with 11 and Timo Meier is the points leader with 15. In goal, James Reimer is 5-3-1 with a goals-against average of 1.87 and save percentage of .940. San Jose is scoring an average of 2.56 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.78 goals per game. San Jose's power play is scoring 18.8% of the time and the penalty-kill unit is successful 88.0% of the time.