Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is expected to miss at least a month with an injury to his right hand, coach Travis Green said Tuesday.
Tkachuk injured the hand Monday when he was cross-checked by Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi early in the first period and went awkwardly into the boards. The 26-year-old American winger stayed in the game before leaving for the final half of the third period.
Green told reporters Tuesday that surgery is an option for Tkachuk but that, at a minimum, he'll miss four weeks.
"He's going to miss a significant amount of time," Green said. "We'll know more in the next 24 hours. We don't know exactly, but it's four weeks plus. We don't know exactly."
Tkachuk had three assists in as many games this season for Ottawa, the team that drafted him fourth in 2018.
Brady's brother, Matthew, a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion with the Florida Panthers, is also out with injury. The team expects Matthew to be sidelined until December.
Both Tkachuks were among the first six players named by the United States for its initial 2026 Olympics roster in June.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.