NHL analyst Brandon Piller defended Brady Tkachuk after fans questioned his absence from the Senators' game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

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.

Following Team USA’s 3-2 overtime loss to Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, Tkachuk vowed to use the disappointment as motivation for the 2026 Olympics when it comes to beating Team Canada if they meet next year. “This sucks,” Tkachuk said. “I thought this team deserved more.

If Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk suits up against the Montreal Canadiens, he’d better keep his head up, says Arber Xhekaj.

Brady's brother Matthew has reached the Stanley Cup Final twice and won in 2024 with the Florida Panthers. Brady, however, is still waiting for his chance as the Ottawa Senators haven’t made the playoffs since 2017, and he hopes to change that.

Asked about the best way to approach the Ottawa Senators’ captain as the two clubs return to action after the 4 Nations Face-Off break on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, the 24-year-old Xhekaj noted he wants a piece of Tkachuk.

The Tkachuk brothers have shown tremendous offensive efficiency in the stat lines. Can they turn that into a win for Team USA?

MONTREAL — Brady and Matthew Tkachuk came out hitting, started scoring and put together a display of brotherly dominance playing together for the first time on a big stage. The Tkachuks each scored twice, flourishing after being put on the ice at the ...