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The San Jose Sharks claimed their first regulation victory of the season Thursday night, defeating the Ottawa Senators 6-2 in Ottawa.
Yaroslav Askarov made 39 saves for the Sharks, who improved to 6-4-1. Colin Graf led the offense with a goal and an assist, while Nolan Allan, Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Trouba and Zack Ostapchuk also scored. Ostapchuk's goal came into an empty net after the Senators pulled Samuel Ersson during a power play with under four minutes remaining. Ivar Stenberg added a second empty-netter.
Tim Stutzle and Jordan Spence scored for the Senators, with Spence finding the net at 6:24 of the third period. Ersson stopped 23 shots. Ottawa fell to 7-4-0.
The Senators played without Linus Ullmark, who was placed on injured reserve Thursday with a lower-body injury suffered Wednesday night.
Source: ESPN - Thu Oct 22, 10:02 PM ET
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