PHI
BOS
0
1
1st 6:28• NBCS
VAN
NJ
o6.5
-1.5
3:30PM • ESPN+
EDM
SJ
o6.5
+1.5
4:00PM • NBCS
MIN
FLA
o5.5
-1.5
6:00PM • ESPN+
CBJ
STL
o5.5
-1.5
7:00PM • ESPN+
TOR
COL
o6.5
-1.5
7:00PM • NHLN
DAL
PIT
o6.5
+1.5
7:00PM • ESPN+
NAS
OTT
o5.5
-1.5
7:00PM • ESPN+
DET
MON
o6.5
-1.5
7:00PM • ESPN+
CAR
CHI
o5.5
+1.5
7:00PM • ESPN+
UTA
BUF
o6.5
+1.5
7:00PM • ESPN+
TB
NYI
o5.5
+1.5
7:30PM • ESPN+
LA
VEG
o5.5
-1.5
10:00PM • ESPN+
ANA
CGY
o6.5
+1.5
10:00PM • ESPN+
| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9.99 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Matthew Tkachuk | Fantasy Outlook
Tkachuk anchors top line as Panthers host Wild at Amerant Bank Arena
Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers host the Wild tonight at Amerant Bank Arena as moderate home favorites. Florida (2-0-2) leans heavily on Tkachuk with Aleksander Barkov sidelined, deploying him on the top line alongside Sam Bennett and Carter Verhaeghe while anchoring PP1. Tkachuk enters in solid form with two goals, three points, and nine hits through four games, including a clutch go-ahead goal earlier this week. Minnesota likely turns to Jesper Wallstedt (unconfirmed) in net in what projects as an average scoring environment, creating an advantageous matchup for Florida's primary offensive weapon.
Our projections expect another active outing from Tkachuk, forecasting ~1 point, ~2–3 shots on goal, a solid chance to score, and 3.9 fantasy points with power-play upside. Across the fantasy week, tonight concludes Florida’s light two-game schedule, with our models projecting roughly 4.4 fantasy points total over that span. While Florida's weekly game volume is modest, Tkachuk’s premier role on the top line and top power-play unit makes him impossible to sit in any format tonight. Today's action: Strong Start.
FantasySP AI Analysis
Updated 6 hrs ago
Matthew Tkachuk Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06 | @LA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:25:00 | 5.0 | 12 |
| 10/04 | @ANA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:28:00 | 3.5 | 8.5 |
| 10/01 | @SJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:47:00 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 09/29 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:01:00 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Totals: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21:40:15.0000 | 14.0 | ||
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| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-17 | CGY | 75 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 12 | 100 | 142 | 14 | 64 | 8 | 20 |
| 17-18 | CGY | 68 | 24 | 25 | 49 | -1 | 63 | 188 | 17 | 80 | 7 | 16 |
| 18-19 | CGY | 81 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 14 | 62 | 209 | 17 | 105 | 6 | 13 |
| 19-20 | CGY | 71 | 23 | 41 | 64 | -3 | 74 | 190 | 17 | 122 | 0 | 22 |
| 21-22 | CGY | 50 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 49 | 134 | 18 | 127 | 3 | 9 |
| 21-22 | CGY | 87 | 44 | 66 | 110 | 62 | 68 | 261 | 17 | 95 | 20 | 21 |
| 22-23 | FLA | 87 | 43 | 74 | 117 | 37 | 127 | 339 | 19 | 87 | 13 | 31 |
| 23-24 | FLA | 87 | 29 | 68 | 97 | 23 | 90 | 301 | 18 | 144 | 3 | 31 |
| 24-25 | FLA | 66 | 25 | 37 | 62 | -2 | 65 | 164 | 15 | 87 | 1 | 13 |
| 26-27 | FLA | 35 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -6 | 38 | 88 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 7 |
| 26-27 | FLA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| ON PACE | 61 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 22 | 164 | 0 | 20 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 75 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 17 | 81 | 216 | 123 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Totals | 782 | 285 | 475 | 760 | 147 | 873 | 2209 | 17 | 1111 | 66 | 212 | |
Tkachuk Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.47 | 0.33 | 1.80 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.92 | 1.35 | 0.24 | 6.93 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 4.3 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.46 | 0.68 | 1.14 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.94 | -0.06 | 0.24 | 1.93 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 4.5 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Florida Panthers
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | 93% | 65% |
| Akira Schmid | 6% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav Forsling | 30% | 20% |
| Aaron Ekblad | 21% | 9% |
| Radko Gudas | 8% | 5% |
| Seth Jones | 76% | 62% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | 100% | 84% |
| Brad Marchand | 74% | 14% |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 100% | 85% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Not available. | N/A | N/A |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart | 100% | 76% |
| Aleksander Barkov | 95% | 7% |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 69% | 48% |
| Anton Lundell | 20% | 11% |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 5% | 3% |
| Sam Bennett | 89% | 60% |
| Lars Eller | 1% | 0% |
Line Combinations
Matthew Tkachuk's Current Assignments
Line 1PP1
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Carter Verhaeghe | Sam Bennett | Matthew Tkachuk |
| Line 2 | Eetu Luostarinen | Anton Lundell | Sandis Vilmanis |
| Line 3 | Brady Tkachuk | Sam Reinhart | Brad Marchand |
| Line 4 | Bokondji Imama | Lars Eller | Garnet Hathaway |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Gustav Forsling | Dmitry Kulikov |
| Pair 2 | Niko Mikkola | Seth Jones |
| Pair 3 | Uvis Balinskis | Radko Gudas |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Sam Reinhart | Sam Bennett | Seth Jones | Matthew Tkachuk | Brady Tkachuk |
| PP2 | Brad Marchand | Carter Verhaeghe | Eetu Luostarinen | Anton Lundell | Uvis Balinskis |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Lars Eller | Dmitry Kulikov | Garnet Hathaway | Gustav Forsling |
| PK2 | Sam Reinhart | Seth Jones | Niko Mikkola | Anton Lundell |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jacob Markstrom | Starter | Primary Starter |
| #2 | Akira Schmid | Backup | Backup |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksander Barkov #16 · C | OutIRLeg | Barkov is dealing with a leg injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. INJ SINCE: Oct 1 |
| Brad Marchand #63 · LW | OutDTDKnee | Marchand is dealing with a knee injury and is expected to miss 6 weeks. INJ SINCE: Oct 6 |
| Jonah Gadjovich #12 · LW | OutIRUpper Body | Gadjovich is dealing with an upper body injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 26 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ekblad #5 · D | QuestionableDTDPersonal | Ekblad is dealing with a personal matter and is uncertain to take the ice for the Panthers. INJ SINCE: Oct 4 |
Team Rankings
G
8
29th
A
11
29th
SOG
106
19th
FOW
115
20th
PPG
1
26th
PPA
2
26th
PPP
3
26th
SHG
0
20th
SHP
0
20th
HITS
144
2nd
BLK
50
27th
GA
8
3rd
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senators | 3-1-0 | 0.750 | 6 |
| Lightning | 3-1-0 | 0.750 | 6 |
| Panthers | 2-0-2 | 0.500 | 6 |
| Bruins | 3-2-0 | 0.600 | 6 |
| Maple Leafs | 2-3-1 | 0.333 | 5 |
| Sabres | 2-2-0 | 0.500 | 4 |
| Canadiens | 1-2-1 | 0.250 | 3 |
| Red Wings | 1-3-0 | 0.250 | 2 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eetu Luostarinen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lars Eller | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Bennett | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Sam Reinhart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anton Lundell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tkachuk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garnet Hathaway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Bokondji Imama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Brady Tkachuk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Kulikov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Aaron Ekblad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexander Petrovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seth Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Radko Gudas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Niko Mikkola | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gustav Forsling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Uvis Balinskis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 1 | |
| Akira Schmid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-06 | @LA | W 2-1 |
| 10-10 | MIN | 6:00 PM |
Player Timeline
Sep 8th
Brady and Matthew Tkachuk to Ring Hurricanes’ Siren Thursday
Jun 23rd
Matthew Tkachuk Featured in Interview with Brady on “Wingmen” Podcast ...
Jun 21st
NHL’s Southern Market Advantage Grows as Taxes and Lifestyle Influence ...
May 26th
Panthers Share 14-Minute Matthew Tkachuk 2023 Playoff Highlights
May 7th
NHL’s Matthew Tkachuk to Ride in Thunderbirds F-16 for Fort Lauderdale ...
Apr 17th
Rutherford Says Quinn Hughes Would Have Left Vancouver Regardless of ...
Apr 15th
Matthew Tkachuk on the Ice for Morning Skate
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Marvin Harrison WR • ARI
Nick Bosa Says He’ll Return Next Week as Tweet Claims Marvin Harrison Jr. Is Being Traded
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Cam Jurgens OL • PHI
Ravens Examined Cam Jurgens at Eagles Facility Before Finalizing Trade
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Marvin Harrison WR • ARI
Cardinals and Texans Hold Deep Talks on Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade, with Arizona Seeking a First-Round Pick
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Cam Jurgens OL • PHI
Report: Ravens conducted Cam Jurgens's physical at Eagles facility before finalizing trade
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Marvin Harrison WR • ARI
Cardinals Finalizing Trade Involving WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
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Cam Schlittler SP • NYY
Beloved Boston Braves Fan Geno Dies at 97, Remembered for a Lifelong Love of Sports
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Casey Mize SP • SD
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William Contreras C • MIL
William Contreras says he’s ready to shine in the MLB playoffs.
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Bryan Hudson RP • CHW
Giants Move Bryan Hudson to Center After Impressive First Start
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Tyrese Proctor SG • CLE
Cavaliers Tease Tyrese Proctor’s Second NBA Season with “Coming Soon” Post
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Christian Koloko C • NO
Pelicans Sign Jalon Moore, Waive Christian Koloko
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Nikola Vucevic C • ORL
Nikola Vucevic Speaks to Media After Practice
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Zach Edey C • MEM
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Anthony Edwards SG • MIN
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Johnathan Kovacevic D • NJ
Devils Activate Defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic Off Injured Reserve
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Connor McDavid C • EDM
McDavid Eyes NHL History as Oilers Face Sharks
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David Jiricek D • PHI
Tweet Says Bunting Likely Dove, While Jiricek’s Fall Was Legitimate
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Igor Shesterkin G • NYR
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Waiver Trends
More Trends| Viktor Arvidsson DET LW | +10.0 |
| Dylan Garand NYR G | +9.6 |
| Stuart Skinner WPG G | +6.3 |
| Jaden Schwartz COL C | +6.2 |
| Jared Spurgeon MIN D | +5.6 |
| Logan Stankoven CAR C | +4.6 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov NYR D | +4.5 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois WAS C | +3.3 |
| Clay Stevenson WAS G | +3.0 |
| Declan Carlile PIT D | +3.0 |
| Jordan Eberle SEA RW | +2.9 |
| Adam Larsson SEA D | +2.8 |
| Devon Toews COL D | +2.7 |
| Eeli Tolvanen NYR RW | +2.6 |
| Alexis Lafreniere NYR LW | +2.3 |
| William Eklund OTT LW | -5.0 |
| JJ Peterka BOS RW | -3.4 |
| Jacob Fowler MON G | -2.7 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud STL RW | -2.3 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF G | -2.2 |
| Dylan Cozens OTT C | -2.1 |
| Dustin Wolf CGY G | -2.1 |
| Brad Marchand FLA LW | -1.9 |
| Gabriel Vilardi WPG RW | -1.9 |
| Ryan Hartman MIN RW | -1.9 |
| Dan Vladar PHI G | -1.9 |
| Josh Doan BUF RW | -1.8 |
| Kevin Lankinen VAN G | -1.8 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi CHI LW | -1.8 |
| Porter Martone PHI RW | -1.7 |
