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.

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.

Despite the skirmish, Shesterkin completed the game with 20 saves, earning his second consecutive shutout. Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle, Arthur Kaliyev, Artemi Panarin, and Rempe all scored for the Rangers. Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette brushed off the incident as part of the game.

In the early minutes of the third period Tuesday, Rempe found space alongside Adam Edstrom on a rush, collected a pass and flipped the puck into the Senators net with his backhand moments later, giving the Rangers a three-goal lead. It marked just the third goal of Rempe’s career and first of the campaign.

New York Rangers superstar goalie Igor Shesterkin charged straight into a melee during the third period of the Rangers' 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

Tkachuk has been held off the scoresheet in eight straight games following Tuesday's 5-0 loss to the Rangers. The Senators have scored just 18 times during Tkachuk's slump, and they've lost via shutout in three of those contests.

The New York Rangers secured a 5–0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, extending their point streak to nine games (6-0-3) without having suffered a regulation loss since Jan. 4. The game featured a strong team performance from the Rangers and from Matt Rempe in particular, who delivered both a goal and a fight in New York's effort.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin got a little hot under the collar during his team's 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Senators captain Brady Tkachuk bumped into Shesterkin in the crease early in the third period,

Toronto Maple Leafs' Ryan Reaves and Mathieu Olivier of the Columbus Blue Jackets traded heavy punches in the opening minutes of Wednesday's tilt.

After the Blueshirts’ 5-0 win over the Senators on Tuesday, which extended their point streak to nine games, Laviolette said that Borgen — acquired in the deal that sent Kaapo Kakko to the Kraken on Dec.

In the National Hockey League, an enforcer is defined as a player whose role is to prevent and respond to rough play from the opposing team. But, New York Range