Tkachuk's Second Straight Hat Trick Lifts Panthers Over Canucks in OT
Brady Tkachuk scored three straight Florida goals, including the tying marker with 13 seconds left in regulation and the overtime winner, as the Panthers beat the Canucks 3-2. Vancouver had taken a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Liam Ohgren and Elias Pettersson, but Tkachuk's natural hat trick completed the comeback. The Canucks have now lost six consecutive games, while Florida improved to 4-2-2; Eetu Luostarinen left after a hit and Aatu Raty was traded to Toronto.
Vancouver led 2-0 after one on goals by Liam Ohgren and Elias Pettersson. Leevi Merilainen stopped 36 shots and first allowed a goal on Florida's 32nd attempt. Brady Tkachuk scored at 11:11 of the third off an Aaron Ekblad pass, then tied it with Akira Schmid pulled, one-timing Carter Verhaeghe's feed. Seth Jones had two assists.
Vancouver is 2-6-1 with six straight losses, including five on a six-game trip. Filip Chytil returned from a preseason shoulder injury and assisted on Pettersson's goal; Aatu Raty was traded to Toronto before the game. Eetu Luostarinen exited in the third after a Pettersson hit sent him into the boards. Florida moved to 4-2-2.
Count: P1: Vancouver1 led2 2-0?3 after4 one5 on6 goals7 by8 Liam9 Ohgren10 and11 Elias12 Pettersson13. Leevi14 Merilainen15 stopped16 36?17 shots18 and19 first20 allowed21 a22 goal23 on24 Florida's25 32nd26 attempt27. Brady28 Tkachuk29 scored30 at31 11:11?32 of33 the34 third35 off36 an37 Aaron38 Ekblad39 pass40, then41 tied42 it43 with44 Akira45 Schmid46 pulled47, one-timing48 Carter49 Verhaeghe's50 feed51. Seth52 Jones53 had54 two55 assists56. P2: Vancouver1 is2 2-6-1?3 with4 six5 straight6 losses7, including8 five9 on10 a11 six-game12 trip13. Filip14 Chytil15 returned16 from17 a18 preseason19 shoulder20 injury21 and22 assisted23 on24 Pettersson's25 goal26; Aatu27 Raty28 was29 traded30 to31 Toronto32 before33 the34 game35. Eetu36 Luostarinen37 exited38 in39 the40 third41 after42 a43 Pettersson44 hit45 sent46 him47 into48 the