After starting the 2025-26 season off with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last Thursday, the Ottawa Senators have stumbled a bit. Two straight losses, including a 4-1 defeat to the Nashville Predators in their home opener, have the Senators in an early-season lull.

The home opener loss certainly stung, but Ottawa also received a tough update on star winger Brady Tkachuk . According to TSN, Tkachuk has suffered a hand/wrist injury and is expected to miss four weeks.

“Ottawa Senators star forward Brady Tkachuk is expected to miss four weeks with an injury sustained in the team’s 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Monday, head coach Travis Green told reporters Tuesday,” wrote TSN on Tuesday. “TSN’s Claire Hanna reports that Tkachuk suffered a hand/wrist injury, and that the

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