"This wasn't supposed to be a game that favoured the Ottawa Senators, not after a five-hour flight here from Toronto on Wednesday prior to playing their third game in four nights.

But after the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks scored the first goal, it was all Ottawa in a thorough 4-1 victory. It was Ottawa's first victory in San Jose since Oct. 18, 2003. They are now 13-2-2 since mid-December.

They also did it with only 10 forwards.

They lost Kaspars Daugavins in the first period with an injury to his left leg after he blocked a shot while killing a penalty. How long he'll be out is not known, but he looked to be in a great deal of pain when he left the ice.

Then they lost Zack Smith left in the second after he took a unpenalized shot to the head from San Jose left wing Frazer McLaren."