The NHL has reduced Minnesota forward Ryan Hartman's suspension to eight games after the NHL Players' Association appealed the ban. Also, Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras has been suspended three games without pay for a hit to the head of Detroit's Michael Rasmussen.

Hear from forward Tim Stützle following the Senators afternoon skate at the Canadian Tire Centre. Link copied; Video Link Copied

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reduced the suspension of Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman from 10 games to eight games. Hartman was punished for driving the head of Ottawa's Tim Stützle into the ice during a faceoff.

The puck then went to the front of an open Sharks net, after goalie Vitek Vanecek left his crease to play the Pinto pass. That left an open net for Tim Stützle, who 19th of the season, giving the Senators the lead for good as they handed the Sharks a 5-3 loss at Canadian Tire Centre.

The puck then went to the front of an open Sharks net, after goalie Vitek Vanecek left his crease to play the Pinto pass. That left an open net for Tim Stützle, who 19th of the season, giving the Senators the lead for good as they handed the Sharks a 5-3 loss at Canadian Tire Centre.

There are some players up for grabs if the Senators get creative. This piece will serve to evaluate their fit and potential cost.

If the Ottawa Senators were ever going to take a marked step forward in their rebuild, the improvements would have to come from within.

The Ottawa Senators kicked off the month of March with a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto both recorded goals in their return from injury, while David Perron, Tim Stützle and Michael Amadio all scored as well. Stützle also recorded an assist for a two-point night, while Ridly Greig had two assists of his own.

The Sharks entered Saturday with a 0-1-2 record on this seven-game road trip, with all three losses by one goal. Their last win before Saturday came on Jan. 27 at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins. San Jose is 0-4-3 since, with five losses by one goal.

The Ottawa Senators ended their five-game losing streak on Saturday night, defeating the San Jose Sharks 5-3 at Canadian Tire Centre. Tim Stützle led the way with a goal and an assist in a critically important four-goal third period.

It was a rocky return from the 4-Nations break as the Ottawa Senators fell to the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 5-2.

The Senators need more from their winger, whom Green pushed to be harder on pucks from as way back as last summer. Batherson scored a hat trick against the Anaheim Ducks in mid-December, which should’ve been an encouraging sign for his season. But he has scored only four goals in his next 28 games.