Sharks at Senators preview

SHARKS (12-9-5) at SENATORS (11-12-3)
1 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN5, NBCSCA, NHL.TV

The 28-year-old defenseman and and forward Francis Perron were acquired by the Sharks from the Senators for forwards Chris Tierney, Rudolfs Balcers and Joshua Norris, defenseman Dylan DeMelo, a first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft or 2020 Draft, a second-round pick in the 2019 draft and two conditional draft picks on Sept. 13.
Karlsson, the Senators captain from 2014-18, won the Norris Trophy twice and had 518 points (126 goals, 392 assists) in 627 games with Ottawa. He led the Senators in points or tied for the lead in each of his final five seasons with them.
The Sharks have been outscored 14-5 in a season-long three-game losing streak and have allowed at least four goals in seven of their past 11 games.
Ottawa looks to win its third straight game following a four-game losing streak.

Players to watch

Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has 15 points (two goals, 13 assists) in 26 games this season.
Senators center Matt Duchene has 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in his past 12 games.

They said it

"None. I had a great time here. I came here as a young boy. I spent my entire adult life here and I created everything that I have for myself right now. ... Looking back, I don't think that I would change anything." -- Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson on whether he has any regrets about his time in Ottawa
"Even before I got drafted here, he was someone I enjoyed watching on the ice. Just to be around him and have the chance at the end of the year last year to be on his pairing, it was just great to be out there and see the kind of plays he can make. He can literally make a play out of nothing, and that's pretty amazing." -- Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot on Karlsson

Sharks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Marcus Sorensen -- Joe Thornton -- Melker Karlsson
Barclay Goodrow -- Lukas Radil -- Antti Suomela
Brenden Dillon -- Erik Karlsson
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Aaron Dell
Martin Jones
Scratched: Radim Simek, Tim Heed
Injured: Timo Meier (upper body)

Senators projected lineup

Ryan Dzingel -- Matt Duchene -- Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Mark Stone
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Bobby Ryan
Tom Pyatt -- Zack Smith -- Magnus Paajarvi
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Max Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Ben Harpur -- Christian Jaros
Craig Anderson
Mike McKenna
Scratched: Max McCormick, Justin Falk
Injured: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Mark Borowiecki (upper body)

Status report

Meier did not practice Friday and will miss his second straight game. … The Senators signed Falk to a one-year, two-way contract Friday. Falk will play if Lajoie cannot because of an undisclosed injury. … Borowiecki will miss his fourth straight game.

Stat pack

Pavelski has 13 points (nine goals, four assists) in his past nine games. … Ceci needs one point for 100 in the NHL.