Ottawa Senators vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/31/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: TSN5, NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-129) Sharks (+110)

The Ottawa Senators (8-5-1) are headed to SAP Center on Saturday where they will take on the San Jose Sharks (7-6-1). The moneyline on this contest has Ottawa at -129 and San Jose is at +110. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Ottawa Senators will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-5 defeat against the Kings their last time out. Ottawa had 35 mins in the box in this game. The Senators had a good offensive performance in the loss. Moreover, they had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 1 goal. For the matchup, they scored on 5 out of the 22 shots they put on goal.

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Ottawa Senators opponents have earned 52 power play opportunities (3rd in hockey) and have earned 12 goals in those chances. The Senators thus far have had 378 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .884. Ottawa has attempted 353 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.9%. When playing at even strength, the Senators have conceded 32 goals while scoring 34 on the offensive side of the ice. Ottawa has tallied 59 power play chances and they have notched 8 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 13.56%. For the season, they have accumulated 17 points and their points percentage is .607. In reference to scoring goals, the Ottawa Senators have accounted for 42 goals (16th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 44.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Samuel Ersson. Ersson has been involved in 149 games during his NHL career. He has compiled a record of 65-53-18 and he started in 136 games. Opponents have notched 416 goals against Ersson in his professional career and his goals against rate is 3.06. Ersson has had 3,556 shots taken against him and has amassed 3,140 saves. His save percentage currently is at .883 during his 340 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Ersson has compiled 63 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .463.

When they were on the ice last, San Jose played the Canucks in a matchup where the Sharks notched a win by a final of 3-2. The Sharks netted 3 goals of the 24 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 chances on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

On the year, the San Jose Sharks have 39 goals, 15 points, in addition to a points percentage of .536. They have allowed 46 goals to be scored by of a combination of 38 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Sharks have 27 goals at even strength and 12 goals (8th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 49 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 24.49%. San Jose has attempted 384 shots (9th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.16%, while allowing their opponents 430 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.98% on their opponents 47 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.3%.

For the opposition you are going to see Yaroslav Askarov defending the net. He has tallied 1,813 stops out of 2,039 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .889. Askarov holds a career mark of 30-32-6 and has been in goal for 72 games. He got the starting nod in 70 games and has played for a total of 165 minutes. Askarov's rate of quality starts is 45.7% and he has 32 quality starts in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.24 goals per game and he has surrendered 227 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take San Jose (+110)

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