The Florida Panthers tied their second-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after two strong games at home. Despite going down 2-0 to open the series, the Panthers never flinched. Tkachuk missed a portion of the end of the year,

Tkachuk had an average ice time of just 13:42 per game in the Lightning series, nearly four-and-a-half minutes lower than his regular-season average of 18:14.

After Max Domi laid out Aleksander Barkov with a dirty hit from behind as time expired, players from both teams got into it on the ice. Meanwhile, on the bench, Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk was already plotting his moves for Game 5, and he didn't hesitate to tell the Maple Leafs bench what was in store.

After dominating the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 4-1 series win in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Florida Panthers dropped Game 1 of their

Chantal Tkachuk reflects on raising her NHL player sons Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, and her daughter, field hockey player Taryn Tkachuk, with husband Keith Tkachuk.