Team USA star Brady Tkachuk was left bloodied after a big hit in his return to NHL action in the Ottawa Senators' 2-1 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

Brady Tkachuk had an awkward interaction with a reporter about the men's USA hockey team's behavior after winning Olympic gold.

Tkachuk helped Team USA win their first gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980 with a 2-1 overtime upset over longtime rival Canada in the Milan Cortina Games, but encountered an awkward moment when he was asked to take a drug test hours afterward.

In the second period, Sens winger Ridly Greig cleared the defensive zone by lobbing a backhand into the neutral zone. Tkachuk was skating forward, looking back for a possible pass from Greig, while Edvinsson was standing guard at the blue line. With Greig on his backhand, he was hoping to keep the puck in. Then they collided.

Brady Tkachuk is pushing back against an AI TikTok video posted by the White House. While Tkachuk helped U.S. men's hockey win its first Olympic gold medal since 1980, he's also the captain of the Ottawa Senators. The showdown the hockey world has waited a dozen years to see again on an Olympic stage is finally here.

The Senators are seven points out of a playoff spot, trailing another Atlantic Division rival, the Boston Bruins. Five Atlantic Division teams, including the Bruins and Red Wings, remain above the Senators in the standings with 24 games to play and three before the trade deadline next week.