The Florida Panthers play their first game in two weeks Saturday and will almost assuredly be without star forward Matthew Tkachuk. Tkachuk appears to have sustained a groin injury Saturday night against Canada in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off.

Everybody gets their depth tested over the course of the year. Usually, if you’ve handled it right, you find out some really good things.’

Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk was a difference maker for Team USA during the 4 Nations Face-Off, but he couldn’t help much dealing with an injury. The Panthers forward suffered a lower-body injury in a round-robin match against Team Canada and has yet to fully recover.

Florida Panthers superstar forward Matthew Tkachuk will not play on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken.

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk was clearly not at full strength in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game.

The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions, so they will have a hard time finding people to feel sorry for them now that forward Matthew Tkachuk has been injured and isn’t expected to be available for an indefinite amount of time.

A dominant second period helped Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers defeat his brother Brady and the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday night at Amerant Bank Arena. Despite the Panthers logging nine of the first 10 shots on goal during the opening minutes of the game, it was actually Ottawa that struck first.

The Panthers will be without Matthew Tkachuk due to an injury he suffered in the 4 Nations Face-Off but should be back this year.

Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk will miss Florida’s game against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday because of a lower-body injury.

Florida Panthers and Team USA star Matthew Tkachuk and his girlfriend, now fiancee, Ellie Connell, have been engaged since April 2024.