On Thursday night, the San Jose Sharks look to bounce back from a loss to their biggest rival in the West while trying for a third straight victory over the Ottawa Senators when they battle at Scotiabank Place.

GAME: San Jose Sharks (41-9-5-4) at Ottawa Senators (23-27-4-5)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 26 - 7:30 PM EST
LINE: -180, 160 TOTAL: 5.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

Christian Ehrhoff scored the lone goal in the Sharks 4-1 loss at Detroit on Wednesday, as +120 road underdogs. The five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (6).

Chris Kelly's goal stood up as the winner, as the Senators doubled the Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Ottawa won as -130 home favorites as the game played over the 5.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
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Team records:
San Jose: 41-9-9
Ottawa: 23-27-9

San Jose most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 3-3-2
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Ottawa most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-2-2
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Carolina are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 2-3-4 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Ottawa is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Ottawa is 5-7-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Jose
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