Thomas Bordeleau scored both goals and goaltender Magnus Chrona posted his first career win as the host San Jose Sharks claimed a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Chrona, during his fifth career appearance, made 31 saves – 13 in a perfect third period – for the milestone moment. The Sharks snapped a nine-game skid in their first game after dealing away a pair of key forwards in Anthony Duclair and Tomas Hertl ahead of the trade deadline. Mikael Granlund collected two assists.
Tim Stutzle replied for the Senators, who are winless in seven games and completed a four-game road trip. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 shots.
Bordeleau’s power-play goal opened the scoring at the 6:24 mark. The third-generation NHLer was creating chaos in front of the net when Fabian Zetterlund fired a shot from the slot, and it ricocheted off him and into the net.
Stutzle responded with his first power-play goal of the season just before the midway point of the second period. Stutzle gained the puck at the top of the left circle, worked to the face-off dot and converted a wrist shot through the screen for his 15th goal of the season.
Bordeleau restored San Jose’s edge with his second man-advantage marker of the game at 14:37 of the second period, his first career multi-goal game. Bordeleau set up at the bottom of the right circle and unloaded a one-timer on the pass from Granlund to net his fourth goal of the campaign.
Chrona, who showed in the first period he was up to the challenge with a flashy glove save on Drake Batherson, held the fort all the way to the final buzzer despite a flurry of Ottawa chances.
The Senators were without forward Parker Kelly as he served the first half of his two-game suspension handed after a head hit on Andreas England in Thursday’s loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Boris Katchouk, who was claimed via waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, made his Ottawa debut.
San Jose, which also traded away goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen on Friday, had newly acquired goalie Devin Cooley, who was traded from the Buffalo Sabres, serve as backup.
–Field Level Media
