Quick bites: Sharks fall to Senators 3-2

"The Sharks jumped on the Senators early and thought the team had a goal within the first 90 seconds or so of the game. It was a quick strike produced by none other than the Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev line. However, an easy review by the linesmen found that Smith jumped into the play offsides and the goal was overturned."

"In fact, Ottawa controlled the play for most of the game and while Natural Stat Trick's Corsi shows that the Sharks hung with the Senators for first half of the game, that's really just because the team was able to create scoring chances, not because of puck possession. Interestingly, in all situations, San Jose out chanced Ottawa 13-3 in the first but was subsequently out chanced 6-20 in the second and 3-8 in the third."

"John Klingberg has already been healthy scratched once recently and that goal was 100% a misplay by him. So, where do the Sharks go from here? We know that Sam Dickinson will play today. He was off yesterday with a development day. Vincent Iorio should be back with the team after his "conditioning" assignment with the Barracuda. That's two defensemen that need some playing time. Nick Leddy also hasn't played and likely would like to get back in. But if that happens, who sits?"

San Jose created an early goal in the first 90 seconds, but the goal was overturned after a linesmen review found Will Smith offside. Ottawa scored first and controlled much of the game, while Corsi suggested San Jose hung with Ottawa only because of created scoring chances rather than sustained puck possession. San Jose out-chanced Ottawa 13-3 in the first, then were out-chanced 6-20 in the second and 3-8 in the third. The Sharks did not play well in the third and conceded a brutal final goal. Defensive decisions loom, with John Klingberg's misplay under scrutiny and Sam Dickinson, Vincent Iorio and Nick Leddy available for lineup consideration.

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