# Stützle and Cozens Lead Senators’ Four-Goal Surge Past Sharks

Ottawa scored four unanswered goals and beat San Jose 5–1 as Tim Stützle, Dylan Cozens and Shane Pinto each recorded a goal and an assist.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-11-01T00:00:09.726Z
Updated: 2026-11-01T00:04:05.107Z
Section: Sports
Format: News
Canonical: https://24x7news.us/articles/senators-sharks-stutzle-cozens-october-31-2026

The Ottawa Senators scored four consecutive goals on the way to a 5–1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Saturday, October 31.

Tim Stützle, Dylan Cozens and Shane Pinto each finished with a goal and an assist. Drake Batherson also scored, extending his point streak to seven games, and Ridly Greig added a short-handed goal.

Cozens opened the scoring at 13:25 of the first period, beating goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic through the five-hole after skating down the right wing. Michael Misa tied the game for San Jose less than three minutes later, finishing a feed from Jacob Trouba at the edge of the crease.

Ottawa took control in the second period. Batherson restored the lead at 5:04, Stützle made it 3–1 at 10:54 and Greig scored short-handed at 12:17 after Pinto found him during a two-on-one rush.

Pinto completed the scoring with an empty-net goal at 17:30 of the third period.

Samuel Ersson made 21 saves for his first victory with Ottawa. Nedeljkovic stopped 30 shots for San Jose.

The win moved the Senators to 9–5–1 and ended a two-game losing streak. Ottawa also matched a franchise record with nine victories in October, according to the Associated Press account. The Sharks fell to 7–7–1 after losing for the third time in four games.

The official NHL recap and separate reports by the Associated Press and Field Level Media agree on the 5–1 score and the principal scoring sequence.

Sources
NHL — October 31 Game Recap: https://www.nhl.com/news/ottawa-senators-san-jose-sharks-game-recap-october-31-2026
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports — October 31 Final Report: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/st-tzle-cozens-lead-senators-231433696.html
Field Level Media via Reuters — October 31 Final Report: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/senators-erupt-second-period-knock-off-sharks--flm-2026-10-31/

## Sources
- NHL — October 31 Game Recap: https://www.nhl.com/news/ottawa-senators-san-jose-sharks-game-recap-october-31-2026
- Associated Press via Yahoo Sports — October 31 Final Report: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/st-tzle-cozens-lead-senators-231433696.html
- Field Level Media via Reuters — October 31 Final Report: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/senators-erupt-second-period-knock-off-sharks--flm-2026-10-31/
- Image — SAP Center, September 1, 2015; Dicklyon; resized and branded archive adaptation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SAP_Center_San_Jose.jpg
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