While the Ottawa Senators are happy to finally be back on home ice, the New York Rangers look to continue their road-warrior ways when the two clubs meet on Thursday.

The Senators are set for their first home date since Nov. 15 after the club went 4-3-0 on a season-long seven-game road trip. The final stop on the trip was Tuesday in Montreal, where the Senators earned a 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

"We came in with a mindset that we wanted to get this road trip over on an over-.500 record, and that would be a successful trip," Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk said. "So it was a great game by absolutely everybody on the team."

Tkachuk scored the Senators' final tally on Tuesday for his first goal of the season. The forward has played in only six games due to thumb surgery.

The Rangers lead t

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