Yanni Gourde shows a big lack of respect towards the Senators’ captain.
On Saturday, the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning had a fierce game as part of the early schedule in the NHL, with no friendly feelings between the two Atlantic Division foes.
Throughout the match, there were many rough moments between the teams, but one specific exchange between Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Lightning player Yanni Gourde really stood out in showing the tension between them.
After Gourde had a good chance to score and play was stopped, Tkachuk decided to pick on Gourde a bit. Tkachuk skated up behind Gourde and seemed to hit him with his stick behind the neck, which really angered Gourde.
In response, Gourde turned around and slapped Tkachuk hard, which is something I haven’t seen in the NHL for a while. Even though Gourde kept his gloves on, he opened up his glove to give Tkachuk a solid smack on the side of his face, making Tkachuk’s head jerk to the side.
Here’s a look at that slap in real time:
Yanni Gourde just straight up open-hand slapped Brady Tkachuk? 😭🖐️ pic.twitter.com/ZWjxwkulnz
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 28, 2026
And once again in slow motion:
A slowed down look pic.twitter.com/QFtEoHWzWE
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 28, 2026
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