Adam Gaudette scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 4:12 remaining, for the Ottawa Senators in a 4-3 win against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Wednesday. Gaudette gave the Senators a 4-3 lead when he stretched out with one hand on his stick to redirect a pass from Tim Stutzle over the glove of Mackenzie Blackwood.

Before the game’s first goal, Sharks defenseman Jake Walman lifted the puck out of his zone to the Ottawa blue line. But it quickly came back into the San Jose end as Tim Stützle raced toward the Sharks’ net before passing to Gaudette, who directed it past Blackwood for a 1-0 Senators lead at 4:35.

The San Jose Sharks played better hockey in Wednesday's loss to the Ottawa Senators than they did in Monday's 7-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings.

Adam Gaudette scored twice and Linus Ullmark made 36 saves to lead the sluggish Senators to a 4-3 victory in San Jose.

Adam Gaudette scored twice, and Tim Stutzle added three assists as the Ottawa Senators edged the host San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Wednesday night.

With the goalie pulled in the dying minutes, the Sharks put forward their best effort to tie the game, but Linus Ullmark and the Senators stood tall to maintain their lead. Despite being outshot 39-11, the Senators left San Jose with a 4-3 victory, their second win in a row.