
#19 Matthew Tkachuk
How Acquired: Traded to Florida by Calgary with a conditional 4th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a conditional 1st-round pick in 2025, July 22, 2022
2025 Playoffs:
- Tied for team lead with 23 points (8-15-23) in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs.
- Scored game-winning goal on June 17 vs. EDM to secure second straight Stanley Cup championship with Florida.
- Notched two points (1-1-2) in Eastern Conference Final Game 5, May 28 at CAR
- Three-game point streak (1-4-5) from Eastern Conference Final Game 1- Eastern Conference Final Game 3
- Registered a three-game point/assist streak from Round 2, Game 3 to Round 2, Game 5
- Produced five points (3-2-5) over five games in 2025 Round 1 series vs. TBL
- Scored goal (1-0-1) Round 1, Game 3, April 26 vs. TBL
- Recorded three points (2-1-3) Round 1, Game 1, April 22 at TBL
2024-25 Notes:
- Despite missing 30 games with injury, Tkachuk finished third on Florida with 57 points (22-35-57) in 52 games played in 2024-25. His 11 power-play goals were second on the team behind Sam Reinhart’s 13, and his 23 power-play points were also third most on the club.
- Matched his career-long with a six-game goal streak (7-6-13) from Jan. 29-Feb. 8
- Produced a point on all three Florida goals (2-1-3) in win, Feb. 6 at STL
- Recorded three points (1-2-3) for his 60th career multi-point game, Jan. 29 vs. LAK
- Posted a three-game point streak (3-1-4), Dec. 16 – 20
- Named the NHL First Star of the Week ending Dec. 8 (5-6-11 in 3GP)
- Posted a six-game point streak (5-10-15), Nov. 27 – Dec. 7
- Produced four points (2-2-4), registering on all four Florida goals, Dec. 3 at PIT
- Skated in 600th career NHL game, Nov. 9 vs. PHI
- Tallied three points (2-1-3), Oct. 26 at NYI
2023-24 Notes:
- Tied for the team lead on Florida during the 2023-24 postseason, producing 22 points (6-16-22), tied with Aleksander Barkov. His six power-play points were behind only Barkov (7) for the club lead.
- Began the 2024 postseason with a six-game point streak (4-6-10), the longest from the start of a playoff year in franchise history.
- His five points in the 2024 Eastern Conference Final vs. NYR ranked behind only Carter Verhaeghe (3-3-6) for the most on Florida in that round.
- Registered nine points (3-6-9) including a team-high six assists in the 2024 first-round series against TBL, tied with Carter Verhaeghe for the most on the team in that round. He produced multiple points in four of the five games of the series.
- His 72 postseason hits were behind only Sam Bennett’s 87 for the most among the Panthers.
- Led Florida with 62 assists (26-62-88), 26 power-play assists and 17 multi-assist games, tying Sam Reinhart for the team lead in multi-point games with 25.
- Led all NHL skaters in points from Jan. 1 - Feb. 15 (13-20-33 in 18GP)
- Matched the longest point streak of his career, posting at least one point in nine consecutive games from Dec. 29 - Jan. 15 (7-11-18)
- Scored his first career shorthanded goal (1-1-2), March 16 vs. TBL
- Logged a season-long five-game goal streak, Jan. 2-11
- Scored natural hat trick (3-1-4), Jan. 9 at STL
- Posted four points (1-3-4) including his 200th NHL goal, Jan. 6 at COL
- Recorded a seven-game point streak (2-8-10), Nov. 2-14
- Tallied a goal for his 500th NHL point, Nov. 4 at CHI
- Matched his career high with 10 shots on goal in season opener, Oct. 12 at MIN
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Set the Panthers club record for points (24) in one postseason run in 2022-23. His four game-winning goals (including three OT winners) tied the club record for most in one playoff run (Carter Verhaeghe in 2022-23 & Aleksander Barkov in 2023-24) and his 3 OT goals tied for the most in one run in NHL history.
- Scored back-to-back overtime goals in Game 1 and 2 of the 2022-23 Eastern Conference Final at CAR, the former of which came in the fourth overtime period, the longest game in club history. He factored on the game-winning goal in all four Eastern Conference Final games vs. CAR in 2023.
- 6-game assist/point streak (4-8-12) from Round 1 Game 4 vs BOS to Round 2 Game 2 at TOR in 2023 playoffs.
- Joined Rick Tocchet (1986-87) as the second skater in NHL history with at least 11 goals and 70 PIMs in one playoff run in 2022-23.
- His 133 combined points (51-182-133 in 98GP) between the regular season and postseason in 2022-23 were the fourth-most by a U.S. native in NHL history
- In his first regular season with Florida in 2022-23, he posted his second consecutive 40-goal campaign, leading Florida with career highs in assists (69) and points (109), becoming 9th player in NHL history to produce 100 points in their 1st season with a club.
- 2022-23 Hart Memorial Trophy finalist, Florida’s third finalist for the award joining Pavel Bure (1999-00) and John Vanbiesbrouck (1993-94)
- Paced the Cats in plus-minus rating (+29), even-strength points (72), power-play points (36), game winning goals (6-tied) and shots on goal (322) in 2022-23
- Registered 14 games with at least three points and 34 multi-point games, each the most in one season in Panthers history in 2022-23
- Posted 10 points (4-6-10) over 12 games in 2021-22 against DAL and EDM, including a hat trick in Game 1 vs. EDM
- His +57 rating in 2021-22 was the third highest in one season in Floridames history, and his 253 shots on goal ranked second on the team
- His 75 even-strength points and 26 multi-point games ranked second on CGY, and his 17 multi-assist games tied for the fifth-most by a Floridames skater in one season in club history in 2021-22
- Represented CGY at the 2019-20 NHL All-Star Game and was the 2022-23 All-Star Game MVP in South Florida
- Holds the Floridames record for the latest overtime goal in regular season franchise history, scoring at 4:58 on Oct. 31, 2019 at NSH
- At 21 years of age and in his third NHL season, he became the youngest Floridames player in franchise history to reach the 100-point mark
- Ranked fourth among rookies in even-strength points (35) in 2016-17, while his 35 assists were the ninth-most by a Floridames rookie in franchise history
- Earned a Bronze Medal with the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, tying for the team lead with 11 points (4-7-11) over seven tournament games
- Helped the U.S. capture a Gold Medal at the 2015 IIHF U18 WJC, tying for the tournament lead with 10 assists (2-10-12) over seven games
- Earned gold with the U.S. at the 2014 U17 World Hockey Challenge, registering seven points (4-3-7) over six games
- Skated in 57 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games with the London Knights in 2015-16, posting 107 points (30-77-107) and a plus-45 rating
- Helped London capture the OHL championship, leading the league with 20 goals (20-20-40) over 18 postseason games
- In the Memorial Cup Final, Tkachuk scored two goals including the overtime winner, helping London capture their second CHL championship
- Skated in two USHL seasons (2013-14 to 2014-15) with the United States National Team Development Program prior to joining London, producing 50 points (18-32-50) over 57 games
FIRSTS/SINGLE-GAME HIGHS/STREAKS
First NHL Game: Oct. 12, 2016 at EDM
First NHL Goal: Oct. 18, 2016 vs. BUF
Most Goals, Single Game: 3 (5X), Last: Jan. 9, 2024 at STL
Most Assists, Single Game: 5, Jan. 24, 2022 vs. STL
Most Points, Single Game: 5 (4X), Last: Dec. 5, 2024 at PHI
Most PIM, Single Game: 18, Nov. 27, 2016 at PHI
Most Shots, Single Game: 10 (2X), Last: Oct. 12, 2023 at MIN
Longest Goal Streak: 6 Games (2X), Last: Jan. 29 – Feb. 8, 2025
Longest Assist Streak: 6 Games (3X), Last: Feb. 8-20, 2024
Longest Point Streak: 9 Games (2X), Last: Dec. 29, 2023-Jan. 15, 2024
CAREER PLAYOFFS
Most Goals, Single Game: 3, 5/18/22 vs. EDM
Most Assists, Single Game: 3 (2X), Last: 5/10/24 at BOS
Most Points, Single Game: 3 (6X), Last: June 12, 2025 vs. EDM
Most Shots, Single Game: 8, 5/18/22 vs. EDM