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Fans throw a former Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk jersey onto the ice during an NHL hockey game between the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
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With fans chanting “We don’t need you!,” the Ottawa Senators defeated Brady Tkachuk and his Florida Panthers 5-1 on Wednesday night. Tkachuk, who spent eight seasons in Ottawa, including five as captain, was given a hostile reception in his return. He was booed regularly and the crowd aimed chants at him throughout the evening. A number of fans even threw Tkachuk jerseys on the ice. The Senators lost goaltender Linus Ullmark to an apparent injury early in the third period. Ullmark, who allowed one goal on 18 shots, made a pad save on Tkachuk and then needed assistance getting off the ice. Tim Stutzle, Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto, Warren Foegele and Stephen Halliday scored for Ottawa. Tkachuk scored the lone goal for the Panthers, who had won three straight.
Former captain Brady Tkachuk was heavily booed in his return to Ottawa with the Florida Panthers, four months after requesting a trade from the only NHL team he’d ever known. Senators fans drowned out a video tribute to Tkachuk with profane chants during Ottawa’s 5-1 victory. The star forward opened the scoring with a power-play goal midway through the first period, but that was all the offense Florida could muster. Tkachuk seemed to revel in the atmosphere. He raised his stick in acknowledgment during the tribute and waved at fans with his trademark grin. Drafted fourth overall in 2018, Tkachuk spent eight seasons with the Senators. A fan favorite for much of his tenure, he helped Ottawa return to the playoffs in 2025, ending a seven-year drought.