OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators finally have a suitable right-winger for Tim Stutzle.

Drake Batherson is the man.

Evidence in favour of the pairing was produced on the first shift of the game against Dallas on Tuesday when Stutzle and Batherson rushed into the Stars zone, leading to a Batherson goal.

The two were first paired up against the New York Islanders on Oct. 20. Since then, they have played together almost exclusively. The duo has combined for 30 points in the team’s last 12 games.

It’s much-needed offensive production for a Senators team without Brady Tkachuk.

Before this season, the two had played together for 31 per cent of Stutzle’s five-on-five ice time over the last three years. This season, it’s 53 per cent, which includes the first five games where they mostly played on

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