FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov skated Thursday for the first time since getting hurt a week ago in Ottawa. Matthew Tkachuk could join him on the ice tomorrow.
A month and half after the deaths of Columbus Blue Jackets forwward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, the hockey world is still trying to process and heal from the tragedy.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets play host to the Panthers tonight, but the festive atmosphere will be muted as the team honors the memory of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau before their home opener.
Florida turned the tide on their road trip with a win over the Bruins. The Panthers are out Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk at the moment, with Tkachuk out for at least a week with illness.
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice told reporters on Monday morning that forward Matthew Tkachuk is expected to miss a week due to an undisclosed illness.
He already missed one game with the ailment, sitting out of Florida’s Saturday loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Overall, this is actually quite surprising when you come to realize that Frederic and Tkachuk grew up together and were friends. However, just a few days ago, Frederic accused Tkachuk of breaking the hockey code after trying to start a fight while bailing at the last possible moment.
The Florida Panthers, who were missing Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, remained winless on the road, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Bufalo Sabres at KeyBank Arena.
The Florida Panthers will be without LW Matthew Tkachuk due to illness against the Buffalo Sabres, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. In his place, Spencer Knight will get the start.
It seems that the Florida Panthers will be out a couple of key players on Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice announced that winger Matthew Tkachuk will miss Saturday’s game due to an illness, while center Aleksander Barkov is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a lower-body injury.
The Florida Panthers made two roster moves on Friday after captain Sasha Barkov was hurt late in Thursday’s loss to the Ottawa Senators. Barkov, who is reportedly not expected to miss too much time, slammed skates-first into the end boards after chasing down a puck headed to an empty net.
Matthews Tkachuk is known for being a pest on the ice, and in the first game of the season, he already started stirring the pot. The Bruins and the Panthers have become heated rivals over their playoff matchups in the last few years, and soon after the Panthers raised the banner for their Stanley Cup, the Bruins started targeting Matthew Tkachuk.
Last night, the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers played each other in a spirited tilt in what was the first game of the NHL season. Overall, it was not a great night for the Bruins who lost the game 6-4.
When a team finally reaches the mountaintop after falling short in previous years, there is some concern that players will relent a little and succumb to a lapse, commonly known as a championship hangover.
A newly released docuseries shows a chirp aimed at Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins from the Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk that gets very personal For all the things fans might see and hear when taking in an NHL hockey game, there's likely ten times more that doesn't get noticed.
A new recording of the Stanley Cup Final handshake line is surfacing online, allowing fans to hear exactly what the players said to each other. The video from ESPN+ follows Matthew Tkachuk through the handshake line and his comments towards Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner.
Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau shared a special bond together as they played on the Calgary Flames where they were amazing linemates. In a new interview with The Athletic, Tkachuk revealed something heartbreaking about Gaudreau.
Matthew Tkachuk may have just won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, but he is in no mood to celebrate anymore, as he's truly missing his friend Johnny.
Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers will be front-and-center on a new behind-the-scenes NHL docuseries which will premier on Amazon’s Prime Video next week.
It was one of the most exciting empty-net goals you will ever see in an NHL game, especially when you take into account the context of the series and what was at stake.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are not having the best weekend.
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