The Ottawa Senators are finding ways to win while captain Brady Tkachuk continues to work his way back from thumb surgery.

After a sluggish stretch following Tkachuk's injury, Ottawa (8-5-3) takes a five-game point streak (3-0-2) into its home game against the Dallas Stars at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, Victory+). The Senators won 4-2 against the Utah Mammoth on Sunday.

"The first couple of games you could see our guys, they were even a little bit more exuberant to try and make sure we were not going to miss a step," general manager Steve Staios said Monday. "But the strength is in the group and in the team, the way that we play, the way we're coached, the commitment, the character of this group. That's our identity."

Tkachuk sustained his injury in the fir

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