Two of six Ottawa Senators competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics were on the ice for the start of the medal round in the men’s hockey tournament on Tuesday.
Here’s everything you need to know about how they fared.
Tim Stutzle (Germany)
For a fourth straight game, Stutzle was an offensive threat.
The 24-year-old centre, who is tied for the tournament lead in goals with four, had two assists in Germany’s 5-1 qualification playoff defeat of France on Tuesday.
Three minutes into the first period, Stutzle got the puck along the left half wall on a power play, evaded a French player with a tight spin move and found Joshua Samanski in front. Samanski dished the puck out to Leon Draisaitl, who one-timed it for the 1-0 lead.
Stutzle nearly had his fifth goal of the Olympics when he went end to end late in the first period on a power play, beating all four French skaters but not the right pad of goaltender
He got his second assist of the period when he fought through a check in the left corner of the offensive zone and threw a backhand pass into the slot for JJ Peterka, who scored on a deke in tight to make it 3-0.
Stutzle had three shots and was plus-1 in 23:03 of ice time against France. He is tied for third in tournament scoring with six points (four goals, two assists) in four games.
Here’s when you can catch Stutzle next:
Slovakia vs. Germany quarterfinal — Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6:10 a.m. (CBC, SN, RDS)
Lars Eller #20 of Team Denmark.
Lars Eller (Denmark)
Eller and Team Denmark’s Olympics has come to an end.
In a tight qualification playoff that ended in a 3-2 Czechia win, Eller was primarily to blame for multiple goals against.
He was in the penalty box for high-sticking when Martin Necas made it 1-0 in the second period, and five minutes later, Eller lost a battle in front of the net with David Kampf, who redirected a hard pass to make it 2-1.
Eller finished his first Olympics with one assist, three minor penalties and a minus-3 rating.
Mads Sogaard (Denmark)
The 25-year-old may have avoided an injury scare.
After leaving a 6-3 loss to the United States in the preliminary round due to an apparent lower-body ailment on Saturday, Sogaard dressed to backup Frederik Andersen on Tuesday.
Sogaard finished his first Olympics with an .865 save percentage in one start.
Brady Tkachuk #7 of Team United States.
Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson (USA)
The Americans practiced on Tuesday ahead of their quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Tkachuk took line rushes on left wing alongside Jack Eichel and brother Matthew in the first trio; Sanderson skated with Zach Werenski on the bottom pairing.
Tkachuk has three points (two goals, one assist) and a plus-5 rating in three games during his first Olympics; Sanderson has two assists in three games.
Here’s when you can catch Tkachuk and Sanderson next:
USA vs. winner of Sweden/Latvia — Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 3:10 p.m. (CBC, SN, TSN)
Nikolas Matinpalo #33 of Team Finland.
Nikolas Matinpalo (Finland)
Matinpalo has a good chance to play in Finland’s quarterfinal on Wednesday. The 27-year-old defenceman is currently in a battle with Henri Jokiharju and Mikko Lehtonen for the final two spots in the seven-man D corps.
Matinpalo has one goal and a plus-2 rating in two games; he was scratched for the tournament-opening game against Slovakia.
Here’s when you can catch Matinpalo next:
Finland vs. Switzerland quarterfinal — Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 12:10 p.m. (CBC, SN)
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