Senators' Brady Tkachuk: Picking up pace in last five games

Tkachuk had two assists in a 5-2 victory over New Jersey on Saturday.

Both were primary helpers, first on Thomas Chabot's eighth of the season in the second period and then on Drake Batherson's 24th of the year in the third frame. Tkachuk hasn't delivered the way he did last season -- he has 59 points in 68 outings this campaign after providing 83 points in 82 appearances in 2022-23 -- but the 24-year-old does have three consecutive seasons with 30 or more goals. Tkachuk also has seven points, including four goals, and 29 shots in his last five games.