Senators' Brady Tkachuk: New career mark for goals
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Tkachuk scored three power-play points, including two goals and one assist, in a 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens on Saturday.
Tkachuk set a new personal best with his 36th goal of the season in the first period. His 37th tally came less than a minute into the third. Tkachuk also tied his franchise record with 12 shots on Saturday while adding eight hits in the contest. Tkachuk has established a new high in shots (356) this season to go along with his career mark in goals.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Hits 35 goals two years in row
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Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and scored the only goal in the shootout in a 3-2 shootout win over Tampa Bay on Thursday.
The goal was Tkachuk's 35th, which equaled his career mark set last season. And it was Tkachuk's 100th goal over his last three seasons. The power winger has fired 344 shots, and with three games remaining, Tkachuk's prolific shooting ways will likely lead to a new career high in goals scored. He's just three shots from matching the 347 he fired last season.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Distributes helper in overtime
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Tkachuk produced an assist and added two shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Capitals.
With the game on the line in overtime, Tkachuk's 34th assist of the season helped Jake Sanderson deliver Ottawa's first win in four games. Tkachuk also added two shots on net, six hits and a plus-1 rating in 21:37 of ice time. This was his fifth point in the past five games and he is now at 68 points over 78 contests this season. He'll face his brother, Matthew Tkachuk, in Florida on Tuesday.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Sets record with 16 hits
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Tkachuk scored a goal and an NHL-record 16 hits in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Devils.
Zdeno Chara had 17 on Nov. 3, 1999, but that came before the NHL started tracking hits. Tkachuk also fired seven shots and had a minor penalty in Saturday's contest. He has 34 goals, 33 assists, 270 hits and 333 shots in 75 games this campaign. Tkachuk is maturing into his leadership role in Ottawa, and his impact as the league's best power forward will only increase.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Another multi-point effort
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Tkachuk registered a goal and an assist in the 3-2 road win over the Jets on Saturday.
With only 1:45 left in regulation, Tkachuk potted a power-play goal -- the eventual game-winner -- elevating him to 33 markers this season. He also added a primary helper in the second frame, eight hits, six shots on net and a plus-1 rating in 22:34 of ice time. This was his fourth multi-point contest in his last five appearances. The 24-year-old captain has established himself as an elite power forward in the NHL and can be relied upon as a consistent fantasy producer in multiple categories.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Snags two helpers
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Tkahuck registered a pair of power-play assists in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Oilers.
Tkachuk has three multi-point games over his last six contests, racking up a combined four goals and five assists, including four power-play points, in that span. The winger leads the Senators with 31 goals, reaching the 30-goal mark for the third straight season. He is still within reach of his career high of 35 goals from last year.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Picking up pace in last five games
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Tkachuk had two assists in a 5-2 victory over New Jersey on Saturday.
Both were primary helpers, first on Thomas Chabot's eighth of the season in the second period and then on Drake Batherson's 24th of the year in the third frame. Tkachuk hasn't delivered the way he did last season -- he has 59 points in 68 outings this campaign after providing 83 points in 82 appearances in 2022-23 -- but the 24-year-old does have three consecutive seasons with 30 or more goals. Tkachuk also has seven points, including four goals, and 29 shots in his last five games.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Hat trick against Isles
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Tkachuk scored three goals, including two on the power play, in Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Islanders.
It's the third hat trick of Tkachuk's career, and this one was particularly clutch. After getting Ottawa on the board with an even-strength tally in the second period, the 24-year-old winger put his team up 3-2 midway through the third with the man advantage before ending the contest with just 24 seconds left in OT on another power play. Two of Tkachuk's hatties have come since the All-Star break, and over the last 16 games, he's racked up eight goals and 14 points. His OT winner was also his 30th goal of the season, marking the third straight campaign he's reached that plateau.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Tallies in overtime loss
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Tkachuk scored a goal on five shots, added three hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Kings.
Tkachuk scored for the first time in four contests, quickly restoring a one-goal lead for the Senators in response to Quinton Byfield's tally in the second period. The 24-year-old Tkachuk is up to 27 goals, 51 points, 256 shots on net, 204 hits, 106 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 60 appearances. He has most often filled a top-line role this season.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Set to return Wednesday
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Tkachuk (upper body) is expected to play Wednesday against Anaheim, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.
Tkachuk was a late scratch for Saturday's 4-2 loss to Philadelphia after being banged up in Friday's 5-3 defeat against Arizona. The 24-year-old forward practiced Tuesday and told TSN 1200 he will be good to go for Wednesday's contest. Tkachuk has amassed 26 goals, 50 points, 104 PIM, 248 shots on net and 198 hits in 58 appearances this campaign.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Unavailable Saturday
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Tkachuk will miss Saturday's contest because of an upper-body injury.
Tkachuk exited Friday's 5-3 loss to Arizona due to the injury, but it previously looked like he would still play Saturday. His absence will bring an end to his streak of 219 consecutive games played. Tkachuk has 26 goals, 50 points, 104 PIM and 198 hits in 58 outings this season. The Senators are projected to dress seven defensemen Saturday, including Maxence Guenette.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Good to go
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Tkachuk (undisclosed) is expected to play Saturday against Philadelphia, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.
Tkachuk won't miss additional time after leaving Friday's 5-3 loss to Arizona late in the third period. He has amassed 26 goals, 50 points, 248 shots on net and 198 hits across 58 games during the 2023-24 campaign.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Exits Friday's contest
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There was no update on Tkachuk (undisclosed) after Friday's loss to Arizona, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
Tkachuk was injured late after registering two shots in 18:46 of ice time. The 24-year-old has racked up 26 goals and 50 points through 58 contests. Ottawa's next game is Saturday in Philadelphia.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Three points Monday
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Tkachuk notched a goal and two assists in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Capitals.
Tkachuk picked up a pair of assists in the first period Monday before adding a goal 1:27 into the second, beating Darcy Kuemper off the rush to cut Washington's lead to 4-3. Tkachuk now has points in four of his last five games, though the goal was his first since Feb. 13. Overall, the 24-year-old winger is up to 50 points (26 goals, 24 assists) through 56 games this season.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Records 20th helper
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Tkachuk managed an assist, two shots on goal and five hits in Monday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.
Tkachuk has amassed eight points (six goals, two assists) over his last eight games. The winger set up a Vladimir Tarasenko tally in the third period. For the season, Tkachuk has 45 points, 225 shots on net, 169 hits, 102 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 52 appearances. He is the only player in the league to rank in the top-10 for all of shots, hits and PIM, making him somewhat of a unicorn in terms of non-scoring fantasy production.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Shines with hat trick
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Tkachuk scored three goals on seven shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Tkachuk scored his second hat trick of his young career as the Senators won their fourth straight game. With the Blue Jackets up 1-0 and Ottawa on the power play, Tkachuk took a pass from Josh Norris for a tap-in from the side of the net. Tkachuk followed that up less than a minute later to take the lead for his team by batting it out of the air into the back of the net. The hats poured down onto the ice late in the second period when he completed the hatty on the power play once again. The 24-year-old winger pounded the Blue Jackets with six hits and has seven points in his last five games.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Goal, assist in OT win
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Tkachuk notched a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime victory against the Predators.
Tkachuk was involved in two of Ottawa's three goals in the second period, setting up Drake Batherson's tally before tying the game 3-3 later in the frame, beating Juuse Saros with a wrister off a faceoff. The 24-year-old Tkachuk has two goals and three points in his last two games after logging just one assist in his previous four contests. He's up to 40 points (21 goals, 19 assists) with 124 hits and 100 penalty minutes through 46 games this season.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Two points against Habs
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Tkachuk produced a goal and an assist while adding a team-high six shots on goal, four hits and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.
The 24-year-old winger opened the scoring midway through the first period before helping to set up Vladimir Tarasenko late in the second. Tkachuk has delivered three straight multi-point performances, and over the last 12 games he's piled up five goals and 15 points along with 46 shots on net, 32 hits and 14 PIM.
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Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Collects three helpers Tuesday
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Tkachuk notched three assists in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche.
All three helpers came in the second period as Ottawa built a 4-2 lead, only for Colorado to dominate down the stretch. Tkachuk caught fire around Christmas and has yet to slow down, piling up four goals and 13 points over the last 11 games despite a rotating cast at center on the Sens' top line.
Tkachuk delivered a goal and an assist with four shots on net, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Sharks.
He tied up the back-and-forth affair at 3-3 early in the second period, coming off the bench and walking into a one-timer from the faceoff circle to the left of Mackenzie Blackwood. Tkachuk has been heating up, churning out four goals and 10 points in the last 10 games, but that comes on the heels of an eight-game stretch in which he managed only one goal and two points. The 24-year-old winger will need to put together a longer run of consistency if he wants to match the career-best 83 points he produced in 2022-23.
