With the Ottawa Senators in the middle of a heated playoff race, Brady Tkachuk has gone cold. What’s gone wrong for the Senators captain? The post What’s Wrong With Brady Tkachuk? appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

The Ottawa Senators have reached the midpoint of their season, still alive in hopes of ending their lengthy playoff drought. We’ve put together a midseason assessment of everyone’s performance, including the head coach and general manager.

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.

Tim Stützle scored the lone goal in the shootout Saturday to give Ottawa a 6-5 win over the Bruins in a matinee that had the feel, intensity, and nastiness of a playoff game. Stützle’s backbreaker capped a furious comeback by the Senators, who trailed, 5-3, with less than four minutes remaining.

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After a great weekend of hockey, the Ottawa Senators struggled to generate any offense in a bad loss to the New York Rangers. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Rangers Beatdown Sens appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night.

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

The Utah Hockey Club (19-19-7) recorded a crucial 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Delta Center on Saturday to remain in the thick of the Western Conference wild card race, but the week ahead provides no relief.

The Ottawa Senators capped off a winning weekend with a gutsy 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. Having the odds stacked against them, the Senators were