Brady Tkachuk scored three consecutive goals 1:27 apart in the second period, leading the Florida Panthers to a 7-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. His brother Matthew Tkachuk recorded five assists, matching a club record, while Brady added four points in the frame. Florida improved to 11-2-0 against Columbus since 2022-23.
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Sam Reinhart added two goals and an assist, extending his point streak against the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record 12 games. Mathieu Olivier received a major penalty and game misconduct for slashing Uvis Balinskis, leading to a power-play goal for Verhaeghe. Reinhart reached 86 career power-play goals.
Columbus goals came from Kent Johnson, Denton Mateychuk, and Cole Sillinger. Akira Schmid made 24 saves in goal for Florida.
Source: ESPN NHL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing