If Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk suits up against the Montreal Canadiens, he’d better keep his head up, says Arber Xhekaj.

Tkachuk celebrates his goal against Team Finland. / David Kirouac-Imagn Images After the crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre loudly booed the United States national anthem ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off game between Team USA and Team Canada on Saturday night,

Sanderson (rest) will be a game-time decision Saturday versus the Canadiens, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports. Sanderson and teammate Brady Tkachuk played for the Americans in Thursday's finale against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off and will get another four days of rest if they sit out Saturday's tilt against Montreal.

It would be impossible to retell the history of the 4 Nations Face-Off without mentioning the notorious Team USA group text which ultimately led to the trio of fights at the start of the matchup between the United States and Canada.

The Senators need more from their winger, whom Green pushed to be harder on pucks from as way back as last summer. Batherson scored a hat trick against the Anaheim Ducks in mid-December, which should’ve been an encouraging sign for his season. But he has scored only four goals in his next 28 games.

The Tkachuk brothers have shown tremendous offensive efficiency in the stat lines. Can they turn that into a win for Team USA?

Tkachuk confirmed he sustained the injury playing for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off. He skated on his own ahead of practice Tuesday, took one line rush with Claude Giroux and Tim Stutzle and then left practice, although he said that was part of the plan.