Brady Tkachuk will sit out Ottawa Senators game Saturday night vs. Montreal Canadiens, but apparent injury is not considered serious

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.

The Ottawa Senators are starting to get back to full health, accentuated by the returns of Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Shane Pinto to the lineup. Defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker is healthy too, finally off injured reserve after being sidelined with a high-ankle sprain.

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Tkachuk (lower body) briefly participated in Tuesday's practice before leaving the ice for precautionary reasons, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports. Tkachuk hopes to play against Winnipeg on Wednesday after sitting out Saturday's 5-2 loss to Montreal.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson put on a show Monday night, engaging in a heated first-period fight that had the crowd roaring.

With Ottawa trailing 2–0 in the first period, Tkachuk wanted to energize his team and get the Senators fired up. When Wilson caught Claude Giroux with a hit in open ice, Tkachuk responded by sticking up for his veteran teammate and squaring up with the Capitals forward.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is still feeling the effects of the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he sustained a lower-body injury that has delayed his return to the Ottawa Senators' lineup. Tkachuk suffered the injury during the United States’ round-robin game against Sweden.