Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and fellow forwards Josh Norris and Shane Pinto will sit out the team's home game against the white-hot Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported.
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Tim Stutzle scored and added an assist to keep his 11-game point streak alive, Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto returned to the lineup and scored, and the Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Monday night in a shootout.
Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Shane Pinto will miss the Senators' home game against the Jets on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported.
Holding the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot entering Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators may have their captain back on Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets after Brady Tkachuk practiced briefly Tuesday.
Holding the Eastern Conference's No. 2 wild card entering Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators may have their captain back Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets after Brady Tkachuk practiced with his teammates,
Tkachuk is "hopeful" to play Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets but doesn't want to "reaggravate" the injury.
Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Shane Pinto will each return from injury against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; SN1, NBCSCA). Tkachuk, a left wing, missed two games with a lower-body injury sustained during the 4 Nations Face-Off,