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Daniel Alfredsson will play in Game 6

Daniel Alfredsson; James Reimer; Jake Gardiner

Ottawa Senators’ Daniel Alfredsson, centre, turns after scoring a short handed goal on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer, left, as Maple Leafs’ Jake Gardiner skates looks on during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday October 8, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

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You can never accuse Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson for not having a flair for the dramatic.

Alfredsson’s Ottawa team is on home ice tonight with a chance to finish off the top seeded New York Rangers and after missing the last three games with a concussion, Alfie will be in the lineup tonight to help his team try to end the series.

Alfredsson missed the last three games thanks to the elbow to the head he received from Rangers forward Carl Hagelin. Coincidentally enough, Hagelin will be back in the Rangers lineup tonight after serving his three-game suspension.

In the two games Alfredsson has played, he has a goal and no assists. The stats may not be there in that small sample size, but his presence is huge for Ottawa. Expect things to be even crazier in Kanata with Alfredsson back in action. A tough road for the Rangers just got that much more difficult.