LW · FLA · NHL id 8479314
Matthew Tkachuk has played 2 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 4 shots while averaging 20:54 a night (12:07 at even strength, 8:48 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 93% of his 5v5 minutes with Sam Bennett and 88% with Carter Verhaeghe over the last 2 games, and the Panthers have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Tkachuk on the ice (1-0 in goals, 60% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against SJS he was on L1 with Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett and on PP1; moved up to L2 (from L3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
- +5:46 PP TOI
- 93% of 5v5 TOI with Bennett (was 70%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 20:54 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 13 attempts, 4 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 13 attempts, 4 on goal, 1 goal, 0.85 expected goals; best chance Matthew Tkachuk at 0.16 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 31 GP · 34 points vs 32.4 expected
Last 20 games: +41. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.8%
- 98.3
- 82.9%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 11.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played31
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists21246th of 715
- Points34250th of 715
- Power-play points13135th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal88360th of 715
- Hits29553rd of 715
- Blocked shots7701st of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes48117th of 715
- Faceoffs won4371st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)56.1%47th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)54.2%99th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.0%179th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.9%176th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)55.8%97th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)54.5%104th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.73421st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.082585th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4157th of 719
- Faceoff win %33.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.273
Usage
- Ice time per game18:18218th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:3128th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %50.4%346th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.21422nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO983509th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.8214th of 715
- Luck Meter+20248th of 828
- Ascension score52172nd of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.3713th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts2709th of 715
- Hardest shot79.2687th of 715
- Offensive-zone time47.4%17th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 31 of 31 games through the sequence engine
- −0.054
- Season net
- −0.37xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.73
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.012
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Played 5:20 more than his 5-game averageMay 9, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 4, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Nov 21, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Apr 10, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 15, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 23, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 12, 2021 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.1 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 27.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ NYI | Rush | loose | 0 | 38.6 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 19.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 26, 2026 vs MIN | Deflection | carry | 4* | 30.6 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Mar 17, 2026 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 44.3 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 8.1 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ DET | Deflection | — | 1 | 20.7 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 50.1 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Feb 27, 2026 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 30.5 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2026 vs TOR | Point shot | — | 1 | 60.0 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 vs BOS | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 29, 2026 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 44.0 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 @ STL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 30.1 | 4-on-2 | |
| Jun 17, 2025 vs EDM | Rush | carry | 0 | 51.7 | — | |
| Jun 12, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 28.0 | rebound | |
| Jun 12, 2025 vs EDM | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 67.1 | — | |
| May 28, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 0 | 38.5 | deflection | |
| May 22, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 2 | 9.4 | rebound | |
| Apr 26, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 14.6 | — | |
| Apr 22, 2025 @ TBL | Cycle | — | 1 | 27.2 | — | |
| Apr 22, 2025 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 28.3 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 70.3 | — | |
| Feb 6, 2025 @ STL | Deflection | — | 0 | 38.8 | deflection | |
| Feb 6, 2025 @ STL | Deflection | — | 5 | 19.5 | rebound | |
| Feb 4, 2025 @ WSH | Rush | carry | 1 | 66.5 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2025 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 60.2 | — | |
| Feb 1, 2025 vs CHI | Deflection | — | 5 | 17.1 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2025 vs LAK | Point shot | — | 2 | 53.0 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ SJS | Deflection | — | 3* | 12.0 | — | |
| Jan 3, 2025 vs PIT | Deflection | — | 4* | 10.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 18, 2024 @ MIN | Rebound | — | 0 | 36.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 18, 2024 @ MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 12.9 | 3-on-1 | |
| Dec 16, 2024 @ EDM | Deflection | — | 2* | 5.9 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 6.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs SJS | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.5 | rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2024 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 4 | 59.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 3, 2024 @ PIT | Deflection | — | 1 | 10.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 3, 2024 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 48.5 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2024 @ WPG | Point shot | — | 3* | 60.0 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Tkachuk
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Tkachuk apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | C | 2 | 20:37 | 93% | 56.0% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 1:30 | 40.0% 6:52 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 2 | 19:34 | 88% | 56.0% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 2:33 | 60.0% 6:36 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 2 | 11:07 | 50% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 11:00 | 60.0% 24:37 |
| Seth Jones | D | 2 | 10:48 | 49% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 62.5% 11:19 | 66.7% 23:46 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 2 | 7:46 | 35% | 69.2% | 100% (1-0) | 38.5% 14:21 | 45.5% 17:40 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 2 | 5:46 | 26% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 44.4% 16:21 | 36.4% 17:35 |
| Radko Gudas | D | 2 | 4:46 | 22% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 17:21 | 66.7% 17:38 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 2:14 | 10% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.9% 10:45 | 60.9% 10:38 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 1:37 | 7% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 7:31 | 56.3% 11:02 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 413 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
70th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
5th percentile · higher = tougher opponents
Favourable spot: strong linemates against weaker opponents.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Tkachuk shared the 5v5 ice with. Small samples lean on each skater's previous season (or 50% for newcomers). Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ SJS | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 22:47 | 13:37 | 9:10 | — |
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19:01 | 10:36 | 8:25 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 41:48 | 20:54 | 50 | 20 | 71.4% | 68.8% | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 78% |
| Even strength | 2 | 24:13 | 12:07 | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | 50.0% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.4 | 60% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 22:07 | 11:04 | 14 | 12 | 53.8% | 52.9% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.4 | 60% |
| Power play | 2 | 17:35 | 8:48 | 34 | 7 | 82.9% | 80.0% | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2.1 | 0.5 | 100% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 2 | 2:06 | 1:03 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 16:02 | 8:01 | 31 | 6 | 83.8% | 81.5% | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.9 | 0.5 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 1 | 20:54 |
| 2025-26 | FLA | 31 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -6 | 48 | 88 | 14.8% | 29 | 7 | 18:18 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | FLA | 23 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +7 | 33 | 41 | 19.5% | 46 | 13 | 17:24 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 52 | 22 | 35 | 57 | -3 | 54 | 156 | 14.1% | 84 | 12 | 18:14 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | FLA | 24 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 83 | 7.2% | 72 | 10 | 18:30 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 80 | 26 | 62 | 88 | +19 | 88 | 280 | 9.3% | 151 | 28 | 18:38 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | FLA | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +12 | 74 | 61 | 18.0% | 58 | 7 | 21:38 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 79 | 40 | 69 | 109 | +29 | 123 | 322 | 12.4% | 68 | 31 | 20:26 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | CGY | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 20 | 35 | 11.4% | 14 | 4 | 18:00 |
| 2021-22 | CGY | 82 | 42 | 62 | 104 | +57 | 68 | 253 | 16.6% | 93 | 20 | 17:54 |
| 2020-21 | CGY | 56 | 16 | 27 | 43 | +6 | 55 | 151 | 10.6% | 132 | 9 | 18:09 |
| 2019-20 | CGY | 69 | 23 | 38 | 61 | -5 | 74 | 188 | 12.2% | 122 | 22 | 18:18 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CGY | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 18 | 10 | 20.0% | 12 | 2 | 17:32 |
| 2018-19 | CGY | 80 | 34 | 43 | 77 | +14 | 62 | 207 | 16.4% | 104 | 13 | 17:36 |
| 2017-18 | CGY | 68 | 24 | 25 | 49 | -1 | 61 | 188 | 12.8% | 80 | 16 | 17:15 |
Matthew Tkachuk news
- Matthew Tkachuk on Sasha Barkov Leaving Game, Florida Panthers Loss to San Jose SharksYahoo Sports
- Matthew Tkachuk News: Forces overtimeRotoWire
- Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk: Forces overtimeCBS Sports
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Panthers, Islanders, Senators, Penguins and MoreNHLRumors.com
- The brash brothers: Brady and Matthew Tkachuk are ready to take over the NHL togetherThe New York Times
- Florida Panthers’ History of Brother TeammatesThe Hockey Writers
- Matthew Tkachuk Ready for NHL Season to Start, Florida Panthers at Carolina HurricanesYahoo Sports
- Matthew Tkachuk Sends a Warning to Former Linemates Now Reunited in TorontoNHL Trade Talk
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.