Tkachuk Piles Up Three Points as Panthers Roll in Winnipeg
A third-period goal and two power-play helpers for Brady Tkachuk against a Jets team still hunting its finish.
Brady Tkachuk had a three-point night in Winnipeg: one goal and two assists in 16:17 of ice time, as Florida beat the Jets 5-1.
His minutes ranked eighth among the 18 Panthers skaters and fourth among their 12 forwards. He finished plus 1 with one shot on goal, two hits and two giveaways.
The split by strength is the story. Both assists came on the power play, where he had four shot attempts but no shot on goal. His goal came at even strength in the 3rd period at 12:10, on his only shot of the night.
For the season, he now has 8 goals and 7 assists in 13 games, so three points in one night is a step up from his usual pace of roughly a point a game. His 16:17 is close to his season average of 16.5 minutes.
Florida's record before this game was 6-4-2. Winnipeg entered at 4-4-3 and has now lost this game too.