Sens captain Brady Tkachuk set to miss at least a month with hand injury

CBC News

· Posted: Oct 14, 2025 3:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 14

The Ottawa Senators could beryllium without their skipper for a period oregon more, conscionable arsenic the caller NHL play gets underway.

Brady Tkachuk was cross-checked by Nashville Predators defenceman Roman Josi aboriginal successful the archetypal play Monday and went awkwardly into the boards.

Tkachuk held his close forearm arsenic helium got to his feet. He continued to play but looked uncomfortable, sitting retired the last 9 minutes of the 3rd period. The Sens mislaid 4-1.

Head manager Travis Green said Wednesday the 26-year-old volition miss much than 4 weeks with a close manus injury, according to NHL.com. Green said the squad hoped to cognize much soon, including whether Tkachuk volition request surgery.

Tkachuk led the Senators successful scoring past play with 29 goals, steering the squad to its archetypal playoff quality since 2017.

Ottawa bushed Tampa Bay to statesman the regular season, past mislaid to the Florida Panthers earlier returning home. Their adjacent crippled is Wednesday nighttime successful Buffalo.

Fellow winger Drake Batherson told reporters connected Tuesday helium volition instrumentality from his ain wounded to instrumentality connected the Sabres. The Nova Scotian finished 2nd successful some goals and points for the Senators successful 2024-25.