"Stéphane Da Costa and Mika Zibanejad are the frontrunners for the one forward position that's open on the Ottawa Senators this season, and it's clear that neither is going to give away any ground to the other.

Da Costa scored three goals on Sunday afternoon while Zibanejad had a goal and two assists in a 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the four-team rookie tournament.

That leaves Ottawa's tournament record at 2-0 after a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Ottawa's final game will be on Tuesday night against the Maple Leafs.

Da Costa was signed as a free agent out of Merrimack College last spring and played four games with the Senators, while Zibanejad was the team's No. 1 draft pick (sixth overall) in June.

Andre Peterssen had a goal and an assist for the Senators, Corey Cowick had a goal — this third goal and fourth point in two games — and Shane Prince had two assists."