Brady Tkachuk continues to play his role of plague wonderfully.
Late Monday evening, the Ottawa Senators visited the Chicago Blackhawks. The captain of the “Sens” found himself in the middle of a scuffle in the third period, so much so that he invited the opposing goalkeeper to throw away the gloves while an official held him back.
An invitation that Alex Stalock seemed to find absurd! See it in the video above.
Unfortunately for the Senators, their winning streak ended at five games with a 5-0 loss at United Center.
The Blackhawks, who were last in the Western Conference standings before this game, were powered by forward Anders Bjork.
Acquired from the Buffalo Sabers for future consideration last week, the 26-year-old had three assists. It was his first points in 2022-2023, he who was playing a third game this season and a second in the uniform of his new formation.
Philipp Kurashev, Seth Jones (twice), Jason Dickinson and Lukas Reichel scored for the Blackhawks. In front of his net, goaltender Alex Stalock saved 35 pucks to sign his second shutout of the season and his 11th in his career.
At the other end of the rink, Mads Sogaard received 21 shots. Prior to the game, the Senators urgently recalled Quebec goaltender Kevin Mandolese from the American League. Cam Talbot was unable to play due to a lower body injury. He was hurt last Saturday during a duel against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The “Sens” will try to get back to winning ways on Thursday night, as part of a visit to Seattle to face the Kraken. For their part, the Blackhawks have an appointment with the Red Wings in Detroit on Wednesday.
