#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

2025-26 Notes:

  • Registered 34 points (13-21-34) over 31 regular season games played in 2025-26
  • Posted season-high four points (1-3-4), March 31 vs. OTT
  • Amassed a four-game point streak (3-4-7), March 5-12
  • Scored his sixth career hat trick, March 6 at DET
  • Produced three assists (0-3-3), March 1 at NYI
  • Logged three points (2-1-3), including 400th career assist, Jan. 29 at STL
  • Made season debut, Jan. 19 vs. SJS

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

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Earned a gold medal with USA at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, producing six assists at the tournament.
  • 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.
  • 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 (6X), Last: March 6, 2026 at DET

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: 21, Feb. 5, 2026 at TBL

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