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Former NHL enforcer and analyst Kevin Bieksa shared his thoughts on Logan Stanley’s sucker punch on Brady Tkachuk. The incident occurred during the Ottawa Senators’ 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.
Late in the second period, Jets defenseman Logan Stanley removed Brady Tkachuk’s helmet and landed a significant right-hand punch while Tkachuk was tangled up with officials attempting to separate the players, and was not fully prepared to defend himself.
Many described it as a sucker punch by Stanley on Brady. On the Hockey Night in Canada segment, Bieksa said:
“I could never do this in my career. I could never punch a guy who didn’t have his gloves off yet.”
Logan Stanley was issued a double minor penalty for roughing and removing the opponent’s helmet. Meanwhile, Brady Tkachuk was hit with a 10-minute game misconduct penalty.
Brady Tkachuk and Sens down the Winnipeg Jets at home
On Saturday, the Ottawa Senators defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 at Canada Tire Centre. The Sens improved to 20-15-5, sitting sixth in the Atlantic Division.
Adam Lowry opened the scoring for the Jets after putting them ahead 1-0 with a short-handed goal at 12:08 of the first period. At 15:03, the Senators equalized with Thomas Chabot’s power play goal.
Chabot scored his second goal of the night to make it 2-1 for the home side at 5:58 of the second period. Drake Batherson increased the lead to 3-1 with a power play goal at 15:50.
At 10:10 in the third, Kyle Connor pulled the Jets to 3-2. Claude Giroux scored the winner for Ottawa at 15:28. Brady accumulated an assist in the game, and Leevi Merilainen made 21 saves between the sticks.
The Ottawa Senators continue their homestand against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. The puck at Canadian Tire Centre drops at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Edited by Abhishek Dilta
