Matthew Tkachuk

Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Ottawa Senators Game 02/08/2025

The Tkachuk Bowl was as advertised in the second of three meetings of Florida and Ottawa. The first time around, in the second game of the season, Ottawa took the win, and Barkov got injured, so it was a wash of a game on the Panther’s side. However, Florida got their revenge this time and […]

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Florida Panthers vs. St. Louis Blues

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & St. Louis Blues Game 02/06/2026

The Panthers started hot and finished hot in their second match against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Bad blood from the previous meeting in December hadn’t been forgotten, and the Cats took control of the first period. Florida got great performances from Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett, as St. Louis had no answer […]

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Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Washington Capitals Game 02/04/2025

It was a tight game against the Capitals that came undone in the third period. The Panthers put up a hell of an effort against the Capitals but came up short. They pulled within one goal in the final period, but that was as close as they got after the Caps took a two-goal lead. […]

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3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & New York Islanders Game 02/02/2025

Florida’s been incredible in the second half of back-to-backs, and Sunday was no different against the Islanders. Florida started off the game with a celebratory ceremony for defenseman Dmitry Kulikov’s 1,000th gam,e which he skated in last week against LA. The Panthers’ top-line chemistry is red hot at the moment; coming into this game, they […]

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3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Chicago Blackhawks Game 02/01/2025

The Panthers came out with energy on their Saturday manatee against Chicago. Ignoring the first seven seconds of the game, Florida controlled the game from start to finish. Even when the Blackhawks were able to apply pressure in the second and third periods, the defense and Bobrovsky denied every scoring chance. The Cats’ top line […]

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Seth Jones skating for the Chicago Blackhawks

NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 2/1/2025

Chicago Blackhawks at Florida PanthersVenue: Amerant Bank ArenaDate: Today – Saturday, February 1Time: 7:00 pm EST TV: ABC / ESPN+ / SN / TVASRadio:Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AMFlorida – 560 AM WQAM DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Chicago +1.5 ML +120Florida -1.5 ML -142O/U 5.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes: Following the […]

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Meet the Leaders: Captains and Alternates Ready for 4 Nations Face-Off

The countdown to next month’s 4 Nations Face-Off is on! Yesterday afternoon, the captains and alternate captains were officially announced, and this morning, the threads and numbers each player will sport were also revealed. This thrilling tournament, featuring top NHL players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States, will take place from February 12-20 […]

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Bennett scores in the first period.

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & LA Kings Game 01/29/2025

What a difference a week and some rest makes. The Panthers faced off against the LA Kings for the second time in as many weeks, this time on home ice. The Cats had two days off before taking on the Kings, and it made all the difference as the team looked like the playoff team […]

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Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Vegas Golden Knights | 01/26/2025

The Panthers sport one of the toughest schedules in the NHL this season, both in terms of travel and back-to-backs. On their second west coast trip this season that was out in full force as the tougher of the two games in LA and Vegas were the second half of two back-to-backs this week. Their […]

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3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & San Jose Sharks | 01/25/2025

The first half of Florida’s second back-to-back this week went as expected after the first half of the first period. The Panthers were clearly a cut above the rebuilding young Sharks team as they took a decisive victory that had 12 of their 18 players make it onto the scoresheet. Aaron Ekblad made his return […]

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