Brady Tkachuk made his highly-anticipated return to the Ottawa Senators lineup on Friday afternoon, and although it came in a losing effort, the captain showed very few signs of rust in his first NHL game in a month and a half.

Tkachuk recorded an assist in a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues in his home state, adding eight shots and three hits over 17:12 of time on ice.

“Honestly, it was just nice to get back,” he told reporters postgame, including The Athletic's Julian McKenzie. “I was just trying to play and not overthink anything.”

The 26-year-old continued: “We’re all power forwards and want to get to the net and find those little pockets in the O-zone. I liked some of the looks, and it was nice to play with some great players and hopefully build off that.”

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