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Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th regular-season NHL goal and had three assists as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Rangers 8-4.
It's been a frustrating season on the ice for the Ottawa Senators, and now the team is dealing with controversy off of it. After an unsubstantiated online rumor about goaltender Linus Ullmark's leave of absence went viral, the team issued a strong statement, and captain Brady Tkachuk railed against those who gave it life.
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Brady Tkachuk did not hold back on dirty Senators rumors
Ottawa Senators star Brady Tkachuk had heard enough. The Senators’ captain broke his silence on the wild rumor circulating on social media following the
"I'm not happy about it one bit," Senators captain Brady Tkachuk said of "crazy story" being spread about Linus Ullmark's leave of absence.
Tkachuk made it 3-0 at 15:01, becoming the fourth player in Senators history to score 200 goals with the team. He scored with a far-side shot from the right circle off a 2-on-1 rush with Cozens. Cozens scored at 19:54 to give Ottawa a 4-0 lead going into intermission.
The Ottawa Senators ended an eventful week on and off the ice on the kind of note that could go a long way to getting their season back on track.