MONTREAL — Matthew Tkachuk etched his name into the history books in impressive fashion on Thursday. Tkachuk had a hat trick and one assist in leading the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. With his second goal, Tkachuk became the fourth player in NHL history to hit 100-plus points in consecutive seasons after changing teams in the off-season. He joined the likes of Wayne Gretzky (1987-88 — 1988-89), Jimmy Carson (1987-88 — 1988-89) and Mike Rogers (1980-81 — 1981-82) in
Matthew Tkachuk had his fifth career hat trick and one assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. With his second goal, Tkachuk became the fourth player in NHL history to have 100 or more points in consecutive seasons after changing teams in the offseason. “It’s pretty cool, but it’s probably the last time I’ll ever be in the same sentence as (Gretzky),” Tkachuk said.
Matthew Tkachuk is only the second Panther to ever score 100 points in a season.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
34 | G | |
17 | RW | |
40 | RW | |
52 | D | |
60 | RW | |
41 | LW | |
22 | RW | |
77 | C | |
27 | LW | |
28 | C | |
44 | D | |
71 | C | |
57 | C | |
11 | RW | |
21 | D | |
25 | RW | |
54 | D | |
49 | LW | |
68 | LW | |
26 | D | |
8 | D | |
91 | C | |
35 | G | |
55 | LW | |
32 | C | |
31 | G | |
58 | D | |
20 | LW | |
14 | C | |
67 | C | |
6 | D | |
72 | D | |
56 | RW |