Drake Batherson scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period and the Ottawa Senators tuned up for the playoffs with a 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Ottawa defeated Carolina 7-5 in the final game of the regular season as Brady Tkachuk returned to action and Drake Batherson scored twice.

The Ottawa Senators tuned up for the post-season on Thursday night with a 7-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Brady Tkachuk says he’s ready to go. After missing the Senators’ last eight games because of an upper-body injury, the Ottawa captain returned to the lineup Thursday night for the regular-season finale against Carolina but didn’t finish the game.

It's the first Battle of Ontario playoff series since 2004, with the Maple Leafs having beaten Ottawa the other four times they've met in the postseason, but the Senators entering this series having swept Toronto in their regular-season matchups.