Team USA star Brady Tkachuk bloodied after hit, receives game misconduct in NHL return

The Ottawa Senators were backmost successful enactment connected Thursday, and Team USA prima Brady Tkachuk was close successful the mediate of things successful the team’s 2-1 overtime nonaccomplishment to the Detroit Red Wings.

Tkachuk, 26, opened the scoring successful the crippled erstwhile helium ripped a changeable from the slot connected the powerfulness play to springiness the Senators a 1-0 pb successful the archetypal period.

While Tkachuk and the Senators were held disconnected the scoresheet for the remainder of the game, helium was inactive progressive successful the action.

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Ottawa Senators near helping Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates aft scoring during the archetypal play against the Detroit Red Wings astatine Canadian Tire Centre successful Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, connected Feb. 26, 2026. (Keito Newman/Imagn Images)

In the 2nd period, aft the Red Wings tied the crippled connected Dylan Larkin’s power-play goal, Tkachuk was bloodied connected a hit.

Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson stepped into Tkachuk, dropping the Senators skipper to the crystal arsenic helium held his face. Tkachuk’s teammate Dylan Cozens took contented with Edvinsson’s deed and dropped the gloves.

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

A towel is held to the look of Ottawa Senators near helping Brady Tkachuk (7) aft a deed to the look during the 2nd play against the Detroit Red Wings astatine Canadian Tire Centre successful Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, connected Feb. 26, 2026. (Keito Newman/Imagn Images)

After Edvinsson and Cozens fought, galore different Red Wings and Senators players were tangled up with 1 another. They yet were untangled, and the referees were convening astatine halfway crystal erstwhile Tkachuk skated disconnected the seat and toward the Red Wings punishment container to speech to Edvinsson.

The referees rapidly skated implicit to propulsion Tkachuk distant and promptly handed him a 10-minute misconduct penalty. Once successful the box, Tkachuk and Edvinsson stood and barked astatine each other.

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Simon Edvinsson (77) of the Detroit Red Wings and Brady Tkachuk (7) of the Ottawa Senators speech words portion successful the punishment container during the 2nd play astatine Canadian Tire Centre successful Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, connected Feb. 26, 2026. (Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)

The 2 teams played a scoreless 3rd period, and the Red Wings won successful overtime connected Larkin’s 2nd extremity of the game.

The Senators volition look to bounce backmost erstwhile they play the Toronto Maple Leafs connected Saturday nighttime astatine 7 p.m. ET.

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