When the Ottawa Senators take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario, they’ll have their captain to lead the way.

The link between Tkachuk and the Rangers, however, is not new. In December, a report from the New York Post linked him to New York, prompting a strong response from Senators owner Michael Andlauer, who accused the Rangers of “soft tampering.”

Brady Tkachuk scored 24 seconds into the game, Michael Amadio scored the go-ahead goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2.