NEWS
9:33 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) had to be helped off the ice late in the first period of Monday's 4-0 loss to the Lightning after a knee-on-knee collision with Nikita Kucherov, although he was able to return to the lineup in the second period.
1:50 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) registered an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blues.
9:22 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Wild.
2:10 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a power-play goal on four shots in Monday's 6-5 win over the Oilers.
10:35 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) recorded two goals, a plus-2 rating and six shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
10:24 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored an empty-net goal and added four assists, three of them on the power play, in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Flyers.
2:09 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) posted two assists, including one on the power play, five shots on net, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche.
10:21 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Jets.
11:03 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Predators.
8:01 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a power-play goal Saturday in a 4-2 win in the Global Series Finland.
11:06 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) notched two goals, including one in the power play, and added an assist in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Islanders.
12:30 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) coach Paul Maurice said Monday that he assumes Tkachuk (illness) will return to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Wild, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
11:09 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site, coach Paul Maurice said Saturday that Tkachuk (illness) is on track to play Tuesday against the Wild.
10:46 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (illness) is expected to be sidelined for at least a week with a potential return date of Oct. 22 versus Minnesota, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
12:35 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (illness) won't play Saturday against the Sabres, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.
1:41 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) registered a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 3-0 win over New York in Game 1.
9:24 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) collected two assists Saturday during a 6-3 loss to the Lightning in Game 4.
10:47 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored two goals on five shots while adding five hits, two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating Thursday in a 5-3 win over the Lightning in Game 3.
10:54 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) logged a pair of assists and a team-high eight shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Toronto.
1:59 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (illness) will be back in the lineup Thursday versus Montreal.
4:59 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (illness) won't play Tuesday versus Montreal, Steve Goldstein of Bally Sports Florida reports.
10:56 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (undisclosed) will be in the lineup against Nashville on Thursday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
10:38 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) is questionable for Thursday's contest against Nashville because of an undisclosed injury, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports Wednesday.
8:43 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) notched three assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Devils.
8:53 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Sabres.
12:23 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (undisclosed) is expected back in the lineup versus Buffalo on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
10:47 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (undisclosed) will not play against Washington on Saturday, per Steve Goldstein of Bally Sports Florida.
10:16 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Penguins.
1:27 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) tallied a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory over the Islanders.
10:53 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored two even-strength goals and added a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Coyotes.
9:46 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a goal and added three assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Avalanche.
10:16 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) contributed a goal in a 4-1 win over Arizona on Tuesday.
6:55 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) recorded two power-play assists with five shots on net, 12 PIM, four hits, two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.
10:07 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) produced a goal and an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.
2:47 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a goal on eight shots in the Panthers' 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday.
8:40 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Kraken.
2:13 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) couldn't find the back of the net against Minnesota on Thursday despite 10 shots on goal.
2:40 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (broken sternum) will be available for the start of training camp, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports.
11:06 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) suffered a broken sternum in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
7:36 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (upper body) is not expected to play in Tuesday's Game 5 versus the Golden Knights, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
11:28 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) would not commit to being available for Tuesday's Game 5 after he was on the bench nursing an injury for part of the third period of Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights in Game 4, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
9:23 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (undisclosed) left Thursday's Game 3 versus the Golden Knights in the first period after receiving a big hit, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
11:17 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored two goals, one on the power play, and added a power-play assist in Friday's 7-5 win over the Bruins during Game 6 of the Panthers' first-round series.
3:06 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a goal on five shots, helping the Panthers to a 2-1 win over the Sabres on Tuesday.
10:23 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a goal and added three assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 9-5 win over Montreal.
10:12 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) provided a pair of assists in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over Anaheim.
2:35 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored two goals, one on the power play, and added three even-strength assists in Monday's 7-1 rout of the Lightning.
4:34 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) notched two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins.
1:25 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) picked up two assists while firing a team-high seven shots on net in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Kings.
12:15 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a power-play goal and added a short-handed assist in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to Pittsburgh.
11:57 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored two power-play goals Thursday in a 6-2 win over Montreal.
5:00 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) collected three assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.
3:23 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) registered a power-play assist, four shots on goal, three hits and two PIM in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
10:10 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) had a hat trick and an assist in Florida's 5-3 victory over the Coyotes on Tuesday.
8:27 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored his 15th goal of the season in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Islanders.
12:53 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (illness) will return to the Panthers' lineup Saturday.
6:35 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (illness) isn't expected to play Thursday against Pittsburgh, per George Richards of Panthers Press Box.
10:33 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) is not at practice and may be missing with an illness, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.
10:23 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
8:50 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) contributed a goal in a 5-3 loss versus the Blue Jackets on Sunday.
4:10 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) was credited with three assists during Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Capitals.
10:30 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) has served his suspension and will be eligible to play Saturday versus the Oilers.
4:48 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) was suspended for two games Sunday for high-sticking Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick.
12:58 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) will meet with NHL Player Safety on Sunday after high-sticking Kings' goalie Jonathan Quick on Saturday.
3:31 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) has a four-game point streak going into Friday's game against Tampa Bay.
10:31 AM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) notched one goal and one power-play assist in Florida's 4-3 win over Buffalo on Saturday.
6:16 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (hand) is on the Panthers' training camp roster.
11:18 PM - Matthew Tkachuk (Fla) (hand) was traded from Calgary to Florida in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau, Mackenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a first-round pick Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. then signed an eight-year, $9.5 million AAV extension with the Panthers.
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