It’s been a bumpy stretch for Drake Batherson recently. But he was the key to the Senators’ win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday, and his return to form could be just what Ottawa needs to make the playoffs.

The Senators needed offensive help ahead of the trade deadline. They addressed it by adding Dylan Cozens, Fabian Zetterlund and more.

Twenty-four hours after news broke that his close friend Josh Norris had been dealt to Buffalo, Brady Tkachuk put on a dominant performance. He scored his team’s opening goal and the game-winner 33 seconds into overtime in an Ottawa Senators’ comeback 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers.

Drake Batherson. However ... he made an assertive pass straight onto the stick of Josh Norris who wired a one-timer home to give Ottawa the 3-2 lead. “I saw him, he had his stick up in ...