Brady Tkachuk will return for the Ottawa Senators when they visit the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Friday (4 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, TSN5, RDSI). The Ottawa captain and forward has been out since injuring his thumb in the third game of the season on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators and having surgery four days later.

Here were the key team numbers for the Senators without Brady Tkachuk:

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk grew up in St. Louis, and as luck would have it, the NHL schedule brought him back home for American Thanksgiving.

The Ottawa Senators visit the St. Louis Blues after the Senators knocked off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout.

Lycksell cleared waivers coming out of training camp but made Ottawa's roster to open the season. The Sens sent him to Belleville 12 days later (Oct. 17), but brought him back on Oct 21. He's played just six games in Ottawa this season, scoring one goal, and two games in Belleville, where he's been held pointless.

Ahead of a Monday night matchup with the Kings on Amazon Prime, rumors are swirling around the Senators' interest in the trade market.

SAN JOSE – The Sharks were their own worst enemy at times during their game against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Questionable Sharks line changes led to both the game-tying and go-ahead goals by the Senators, who earned a come-from-behind 3-2 win before a sellout crowd of 17,435 at SAP Center.

Drake Batherson’s goal with under two minutes to play in regulation gave the Ottawa Senators a 3–2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. It was a memorable evening for Senators rookie Stephen Halliday, who not only played his first NHL game but also recorded a gorgeous assist on Shane Pinto’s game-tying goal.

The Ottawa Senators (12-7-4) are en route to Enterprise Center on Friday where they will take on the St. Louis Blues (7-10-7). The moneyline on this game has Ottawa at -145 while St. Louis is opening at +125. The total is 6.5.