The Ottawa Senators have reached the midpoint of their season, still alive in hopes of ending their lengthy playoff drought. We’ve put together a midseason assessment of everyone’s performance, including the head coach and general manager.

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.

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.

Coach Travis Green pointed out mistakes that led to the loss to the Boston Bruins and sent a message to the Ottawa Senators' offense, which includes NHL star Brady Tkachuck.

Tim Stützle scored the lone goal in the shootout Saturday to give Ottawa a 6-5 win over the Bruins in a matinee that had the feel, intensity, and nastiness of a playoff game. Stützle’s backbreaker capped a furious comeback by the Senators, who trailed, 5-3, with less than four minutes remaining.

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Brady Tkachuk does plenty of good things, but his recent offensive drought is becoming a bit of a concern. The Senators will struggle to earn a playoff berth if Tkachuk can’t get out of his funk.

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0.

In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk explained why he refuses to compromise for anybody

After a great weekend of hockey, the Ottawa Senators struggled to generate any offense in a bad loss to the New York Rangers. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Rangers Beatdown Sens appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.