TAMPA, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk skated with the Florida Panthers in practice on Saturday, a sign that he may be ready to rejoin the lineup for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Panthers ...

“Chucky,” captain Aleksander Barkov said, “welcome back.” ...

Matthew Tkachuk was back for the first time in more than two months. He was not rusty. And the Florida Panthers rolled in their playoff opener. Playing for the first time in more than two months ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk will skate Tuesday morning. Whether he'll play for the Florida Panthers in their playoff opener on Tuesday night is anyone's guess. Tkachuk — who hasn't ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk is back in the Florida Panthers' lineup, returning to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup champions' first-round series at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. Tkachuk went ...

TAMPA — Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk had been sidelined since the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in February. He missed Florida’s final 25 games of the regular season. But the star of ...