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.

It has been way too long since we were treated to the Battle of Ontario in the playoffs. Tkachuk has been one of the NHL’s most dominant power forwards over the past few years, scoring 120 goals ...

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk expressed his relief and happiness after breaking a 10-game goalless streak in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club. Tkachuk scored his first goal and ...

The New York Rangers shut out the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night, but the game was overshadowed by a scrum between Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin and Senators forward Brady Tkachuk.

Before scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Utah, Tkachuk had gone 10 games without a goal or an assist. Giroux’ goal Sunday was his first since Dec. 19. Batherson has one goal (Jan. 11) since Dec. 17. Stutzle had just six goals since the beginning of December (27 games). Tough to figure, right?

The 31-year-old veteran was injured on Saturday night in a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Jacob Quillan.

A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2025

To sell or not to sell? That is the question facing the Canadiens, Red Wings, Bruins, Canucks and six other squads as NHL trade deadline season kicks into gear.

The Ottawa Senators are hosting the “battle of Ontario” for the only team of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans travel to the nation’s capitol to see the second meeting of the Ontario teams this season.

The Leafs last game was at home on January 22 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, which Toronto lost by a score of 5-1 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 30-17-2 for a 0.633 Points %.

Remember when it was leaked that multiple teams had asked Belichick whether he would be open to leaving North Carolina and returning to the NFL, with the twist that he’d spoken directly to Raiders minority owner/majority influence Tom Brady? Brady had ...