Senators’ Brady Tkachuk bloodied, gets game misconduct in return to NHL action

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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 a power play to give the Senators a 1-0 lead in the first period.

While Tkachuk and the Senators were held off the score sheet 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 during the first period against the Detroit Red Wings at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 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, dropping the Senators captain to the ice as he held his face. Tkachuk’s teammate, Dylan Cozens, took issue with Edvinsson’s hit and dropped the gloves.

Edvinsson landed a couple of solid punches and dropped Cozens to the ice. After the fight, Tkachuk was helped to the bench by a trainer, holding a towel to his face.

A towel is held to the face of Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) after a hit to the face during the second period against the Detroit Red Wings at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 26, 2026. (Keito Newman/Imagn Images)

After Edvinsson and Cozens fought, numerous other Red Wings and Senators players were tangled up with one another. They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.

The referees quickly skated over to pull Tkachuk away and promptly handed 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 Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 26, 2026. (Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)

The 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 Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET.

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