Senators' Tkachuk, Stutzle injured vs. Canadiens
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The Ottawa Senators announced that forwards Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle both departed Tuesday's preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens because of upper-body injuries.
Stutzle took a big hit from Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj halfway through the second period with Montreal leading 2-0. Stutzle was skating into the offensive zone when Xhekaj hit him high, sending him flying. He got a cut on his nose, while Xhekaj got a five-minute major penalty and was ejected from the game.
The Senators scored three goals on the five-minute power play to pull ahead 3-2.
Tkachuk was assessed a two-minute penalty for roughing Xhekaj after the hit on Stutzle. He played 8:15 minutes with zero points.