#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
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 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 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 first-round series against Tampa Bay, 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
- Six-game assist/point streak (4-10-14), Feb. 9-20
- Matched season high with four points (2-2-4), Feb. 17 at 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
2024-25 Notes:
- 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
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Set the club record for goals (11), assists (13) and 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, 2022-23) 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 ECF 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 ECF games vs. CAR in 2023, the sixth player in NHL history to factor on each GWG in the series before the Cup Final
- 6-game assist/point streak (4-8-12) from R1G4 vs BOS to Round 2, Game 2 at TOR in 2022-23
- Amassed single-series club record 11 points (5-6-11) over 7 games against BOS in Round 1 in 2022-23
- 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 3 points and 34 multi-point games, each the most in one season in club 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 Flames history, and his 253 shots on goal ranked second on the team
- His 75 even-strength points and 26 multi-point games ranked 2nd on CGY, and his 17 multi-assist games tied for the 5th-most by a Flames 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 Flames 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 Flames 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 Flames 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 (3X), Last: Feb. 6, 2023 vs. TBL
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, March 11-23, 2023
Longest Assist Streak: 6 Games (2X), Last: Feb. 8-20, 2024
Longest Point Streak: 9 Games (2X), Last: Dec. 29, 2023-Jan. 15, 2024