Tkachuk stars in his return by scoring twice as the Panthers top Lightning 6-2 in series opener

— Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers...
Apr 23, 2025, 01:33 am - AP
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Panthers2316
Lightning1102
1st PeriodFLATB
3:44Sam Bennett (1)
Assists: Mackie Samoskevich (1)
10
12:21Jake Guentzel (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Nikita Kucherov (1), Victor Hedman (1)
11
19:15Sam Reinhart (1)
Assists: Dmitry Kulikov (1), Carter Verhaeghe (1)
21
2nd PeriodFLATB
4:41Nate Schmidt (1)
Assists: Brad Marchand (1), Sam Bennett (1)
31
4:55Matthew Tkachuk (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Sam Reinhart (1), Aleksander Barkov (1)
41
9:44Matthew Tkachuk (2) (Power Play)
Unassisted
51
13:04Brayden Point (1)
Assists: Ryan McDonagh (1), Gage Goncalves (1)
52
3rd PeriodFLATB
5:09Nate Schmidt (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1), Aleksander Barkov (2)
62

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Nikita Kucherov hit Seth Jones
  • Yanni Gourde hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Gustav Forsling
  • Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Gage Goncalves hit Nico Sturm
  • Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Nick Perbix
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Perbix Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  • Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Luke Glendening hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Brad Marchand shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • Nick Paul hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Guentzel Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (1), Victor Hedman (1)
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot Short
  • Luke Glendening hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Giveaway by Nick Perbix
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Yanni Gourde Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Nick Paul hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Yanni Gourde hit Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Brayden Point
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Conor Geekie hit Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Gage Goncalves
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Mackie Samoskevich shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Seth Jones
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Jake Guentzel hit Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Emil Lilleberg Interference against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Nick Paul hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Yanni Gourde Backhand Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (1), Gage Goncalves (1)
  • J.J. Moser hit Anton Lundell
  • J.J. Moser Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Luke Glendening hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Brandon Hagel hit Niko Mikkola
  • Nick Paul hit Niko Mikkola
  • Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Gage Goncalves hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Gage Goncalves hit Seth Jones
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Nick Paul Tip-In Wide Right
  • Nick Paul Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Conor Geekie
  • Conor Geekie hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Nick Paul Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Paul hit Nate Schmidt
  • Nick Paul hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Erik Cernak Interference against Sam Reinhart
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Gage Goncalves faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Nick Paul Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Nick Paul Backhand Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Luke Glendening
  • Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Niko Mikkola
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Conor Geekie hit Nate Schmidt
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
  • Luke Glendening hit Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Conor Geekie hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Off-side
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Aleksander Barkov hit J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Seth Jones
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Victor Hedman
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Gage Goncalves
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Nick Perbix
  • Nico Sturm hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Nick Perbix
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Sam Bennett Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (1)
  • Anton Lundell Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nico Sturm hit Gage Goncalves
  • Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Nick Paul
  • Brad Marchand Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nico Sturm hit Gage Goncalves
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • On-Ice Official
  • TV Timeout
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Erik Cernak shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
  • Brad Marchand Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick Paul
  • Off-side
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Sam Bennett hit J.J. Moser
  • Niko Mikkola hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Matthew Tkachuk Roughing against Nikita Kucherov
  • TV Timeout
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Bennett hit Brandon Hagel
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Icing
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Erik Cernak
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Brad Marchand Tip-In Wide Left
  • Eetu Luostarinen Backhand Wide Right
  • Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In Wide Right
  • Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Nick Paul
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Sam Bennett hit Darren Raddysh
  • Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Sam Reinhart Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Dmitry Kulikov (1), Carter Verhaeghe (1)
  • Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit J.J. Moser
  • Sam Reinhart hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Erik Cernak
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Yanni Gourde
  • Matthew Tkachuk Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Wide Left
  • Nate Schmidt hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Brad Marchand Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nate Schmidt Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (1), Sam Bennett (1)
  • Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
  • Matthew Tkachuk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (1), Aleksander Barkov (1)
  • Icing
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Giveaway by Seth Jones
  • Puck in Benches
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Icing
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Sam Bennett hit Brayden Point
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Matthew Tkachuk Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Brad Marchand hit Victor Hedman
  • Off-side
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Sam Bennett hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Brad Marchand hit Victor Hedman
  • Hand Pass
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Brandon Hagel
  • Takeaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Luke Glendening shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
  • Sam Reinhart hit Nick Perbix
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Sam Bennett hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Hand Pass
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Sam Bennett hit Nick Perbix
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Puck in Netting
  • Off-side
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Nate Schmidt Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1), Aleksander Barkov (2)
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick Perbix
  • Niko Mikkola hit Yanni Gourde
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Off-side
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Darren Raddysh
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Darren Raddysh
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Puck in Netting
  • Video Review
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Sam Reinhart Hooking against Brandon Hagel
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Nico Sturm
  • Niko Mikkola hit Gage Goncalves
  • Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Conor Geekie
  • Nate Schmidt hit Yanni Gourde
  • Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Eetu Luostarinen faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Conor Geekie
  • Niko Mikkola hit Erik Cernak
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Off-side
  • Sam Reinhart Tripping against Gage Goncalves
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Evan Rodrigues hit J.J. Moser
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Darren Raddysh
  • Niko Mikkola Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Niko Mikkola hit Gage Goncalves
  • Brad Marchand Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Yanni Gourde
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Gage Goncalves
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick Paul
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