A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.
Brady Tkachuk does plenty of good things, but his recent offensive drought is becoming a bit of a concern. The Senators will struggle to earn a playoff berth if Tkachuk can’t get out of his funk.
Chaos ensued between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night after Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin went after Senators forward Brady Tkachuk in the third period.
The Ottawa Senators have reached the midpoint of their season, still alive in hopes of ending their lengthy playoff drought. We’ve put together a midseason assessment of everyone’s performance, including the head coach and general manager.
Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves against his former team, David Pastrnak set up Morgan Geekie’s goal and added an empty-netter and the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Thursday night.
New York Rangers superstar goalie Igor Shesterkin charged straight into a melee during the third period of the Rangers' 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0.
The Rangers are on a season-long nine-game point streak (6-0-3), one point behind the Columbus Blue Jackets (whom they also shut out last weekend) and two behind the Senators, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens (whom they lost to 5-4 in overtime Sunday). They are physically healthy and their game is healthy again.
The New York Rangers’ 5–0 shutout victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night was overshadowed by an aborted fight between Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin and Senators captain Brady Tkachuk.
Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins. Leevi Merilainen, who made 23 saves in regulation and overtime, turned away all three Bruins skaters in the tiebreaker.
They say that no good deed goes unpunished and that may be the case for Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk on Sunday. Tkachuk is receiving both praise and criticism for a good deed that he performed on Sunday,