If Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk suits up against the Montreal Canadiens, he’d better keep his head up, says Arber Xhekaj.
The Ottawa Senators are starting to get back to full health, accentuated by the returns of Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Shane Pinto to the lineup. Defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker is healthy too, finally off injured reserve after being sidelined with a high-ankle sprain.
Tim Stutzle scored and added an assist to keep his 11-game point streak alive, Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto returned to the lineup and scored and the Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
NHL: San Jose Sharks face Ottawa Senators, who will have Brady Tkachuk, Shane Pinto and Josh Norris back in their lineup
Tkachuk (lower body) briefly participated in Tuesday's practice before leaving the ice for precautionary reasons, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports. Tkachuk hopes to play against Winnipeg on Wednesday after sitting out Saturday's 5-2 loss to Montreal.
Stutzle has 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) during his streak and matched a franchise record for longest assist streak (10 games). Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto each scored in
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk expressed frustration after fans booed the American national anthem before a game. This incident follows a trend of anthem booing in NHL games. Former NHL player Ryan Whitney suggested the disrespect could affect Tkachuk's future with the team.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson put on a show Monday night, engaging in a heated first-period fight that had the crowd roaring.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is still feeling the effects of the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he sustained a lower-body injury that has delayed his return to the Ottawa Senators' lineup. Tkachuk suffered the injury during the United States’ round-robin game against Sweden.