A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.

After being held out of the last two games, the Ottawa Senators forward will return to the ice for Sunday's game against the Utah Hockey Club.

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The Ottawa Senators will be without one of their top centremen for the remainder of the game against the New York Rangers.

The Senators are 22-18-4 on the year; good for 48 points in the standings, and 5th in the Atlantic Division. Tim Stutzle leads the Senators in points, with 43 in 44 games. Ottawas

Help is on the way for the Ottawa Senators. Veteran winger David Perron, who has only suited up for nine games this season, is expected to suit up for the first time since Nov. 23 when the Senators face the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden.

As the Ottawa Senators continue their sometimes-bumpy ride through a season that’s had plenty of positives, their lack of goal scoring remains a concern. Just 137 goals scored in 50 games? It’s puzzling,

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux broke a third-period tie and added an assist, rookie Leevi Merilainen made 34 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat Utah 3-1 on Sunday night. Giroux gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at 7:33 and helped set up Brady Tkachuk's goal with 6:38 remaining. Tim Stutzle also assisted on both goals.

His game is clutch -- four of his nine snipes have been game winners. That ties him with Josh Norris and Brady Tkachuk for the team lead.

Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux and Ridly Greig ... Ottawa’s power play continued to struggle. Centre Josh Norris was supposed to be out for the weekend, but he made an early return.

Sunday, 5 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre TV: TSN5 Radio: TSN 1200 Odds: Ottawa +164 Utah -205 WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND This is the third straight weekend the Senators will play back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday.

The Ottawa Senators continue their home stand as they host the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Senators prediction and pick. The Capitals come into the game at 34-11-5 on the year,