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The Ottawa Senators were back in action Thursday, and Team USA star Brady Tkachuk was right in the middle of things in the team’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Tkachuk, 26, opened the scoring in the game when he ripped a shot from the slot on the power play to give the Senators a 1-0 lead in the first period.
While Tkachuk and the Senators were kept off the score sheet for the rest of the game, he was still involved in the action.
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Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates after scoring in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on February 26, 2026. (Keito Newman/Imagn Images)
In the second period, after the Red Wings tied the game on Dylan Larkin’s power-play goal, Tkachuk was bloodied on a hit.
Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson stepped into Tkachuk and dropped the Senators captain on the ice while holding his face. Tkachuk’s teammate Dylan Cozens took issue with Edvinsson’s punch and dropped the gloves.
Edvinsson landed a few solid shots and dropped Cozens to the ice. After the game, Tkachuk was helped onto the bench by a trainer holding a towel over his face.
A towel is held over the face of Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) after a hit to the face in the second period against the Detroit Red Wings at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on February 26, 2026. (Keito Newman/Imagn Images)
After Edvinsson and Cozens fought, several other Red Wings and Senators players were tangled up in each other. They eventually unraveled and the officials met at center ice as Tkachuk skated off the bench toward the Red Wings’ penalty box to speak with Edvinsson.
The referees quickly skated over to pull Tkachuk away and immediately gave him a 10-minute misconduct penalty. Once in the box, Tkachuk and Edvinsson stood and barked at each other.
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Simon Edvinsson (77) of the Detroit Red Wings and Brady Tkachuk (7) of the Ottawa Senators exchange words while in the penalty box during the second period at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on February 26, 2026. (Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
The two teams played a scoreless third period, and the Red Wings won in overtime on Larkin’s second goal of the game.
The Senators will look to bounce back when they play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET.
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