We just had a great display of sportsmanship, courtesy of Brady Tkachuk. The captain of the Ottawa Senators indeed had a penalty called against the opposing team overturned.
At 5-on-5, the Bruins have allowed shot attempts at a higher rate than every team in the league since the calendar flipped. Only the Chicago Blackhawks, who find themselves in the basement of the NHL, have conceded more shots on target during that span. The Bruins have struggled mightily to limit shots.
The Ottawa Senators play their final home game before a three-game road trip tomorrow afternoon when they take on the Boston Bruins at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Zucker was banged up tonight after he took a questionable-looking hit from Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. The play came during the first period as the Senators were breaking the puck out of their zone.
The Florida Panthers’ forward Matthew Tkachuk gave a brutally honest take when asked if he would consider suiting up for Canada in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament starting in February.
Thursday night saw the Ottawa Senators suffer a tough 1-0 shutout loss in overtime against the Metropolitan Division leading Washington Capitals to fall to 22-1
Tim Stutzle's shootout goal rallied the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Leevi Merilainen, who made 23 saves, turned away all three Bruins skaters in the shootout.
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The Senators came back and emerged victorious in a playoff-like atmosphere against the Bruins at the Canadian Tire Centre.
David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, Pavel Zacha and Morgan Geekie each had a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman made 39 saves for the Bruins (22-19-6), who lost for the seventh time in nine games (2-5-2).
The Ottawa Senators had been told they would learn from the hard times and they’re finally starting to see some results.