Brady and Matthew Tkachuk fuel Florida Panthers’ 4-1 win over St. Louis Blues after Hall of Fame moment for Keith Tkachuk

By Vancouver Television Sports Desk

ST. LOUIS — Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Matthew Tkachuk extended his assist streak to seven as the Florida Panthers earned their third straight win with a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Saturday. The pregame attention for the Tkachuk family followed a meaningful development earlier in the week. Before the game, the Blues honored Keith Tkachuk for his 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame induction. The NHL player, who played nine of his 18 NHL seasons with St. Louis, was recognized by the club prior to opening faceoff. Matthew Tkachuk, speaking after the game, said, “This whole week’s been incredible for him and our whole family, and this is kind of just the icing on the cake I guess.” Sam Reinhart also contributed a goal and an assist, and the Panthers got goals from Dmitry Kulikov and Anton Lundell as Florida improved to 12-7-2. Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves for the Panthers. Florida coach Paul Maurice credited both goaltending and special teams in the road win. “I kind of liked all parts of (the game),” Maurice said. “Our goalie was good. I know there wasn’t a lot of action early, but when you’re on the road, he kept the home advantage … he made two or three big saves that never allowed them to get going. Power play was good, scored a big goal, penalty kill was outstanding. I’ve no complaints tonight.” For St. Louis, Dylan Holloway scored the Blues’ only goal on a power play at 17:54 of the third period. The Blues entered the night coming off back-to-back wins, but were held to one goal; Joel Hofer finished with 24 saves. After the loss, St. Louis captain Robert Thomas said, “We’re getting some looks; we’re just not finding the back of the net, and we’re not creating enough looks. It’s obviously been a struggle lately.” The Panthers took control early. Brady Tkachuk opened the scoring at 5:12 of the first period by converting on a power play after Florida failed to score on a 39-second 5-on-3. On the next advantage, the Panthers generated a 3-on-2 odd-man rush, with Tkachuk dangling around Blues defenseman Brandon Carlo before beating Hofer from the slot into the top right corner. Dmitry Kulikov doubled Florida’s lead 6:29 into the first, finishing a fluttering shot from the left point that deflected off the stick of St. Louis defenseman Colton Parayko and went past Hofer. Anton Lundell then made it 3-0 at 3:28 of the second period. After a Blues neutral-zone turnover, Brady Tkachuk fired from the left circle and Hofer stopped the initial attempt, but Lundell collected the rebound in the slot to put it in. Reinhart added Florida’s fourth goal at 7:38 of the third. St. Louis forward Pius Suter lost control of a puck near the defensive-zone blue line, Reinhart carried around Parayko and snapped a shot off the nearside post and in to extend the lead. Reinhart’s assist on Brady Tkachuk’s goal marked a milestone. The NHL.com game recap states the helper was Reinhart’s 700th assist in the NHL. Holloway’s power-play tally brought St. Louis within three goals, but the Panthers maintained control to close out the scoring at 4-1. In addition to the game’s scoring summaries, the matchup included several notable context items. The recap notes that Matthew Tkachuk has 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) in 22 games against St. Louis and needs one point for 700 in his NHL career. It also records that Brady Tkachuk has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past seven games and that Brady and Matthew Tkachuk have been involved in the same goal 17 times this season. Late in the third period, St. Louis defenseman Philip Broberg departed at 10:30 with a lower-body injury that Montgomery described as precautionary, according to the game recap. The Panthers’ win added to recent form; the recap states Florida had outscored opponents 13-6 in its past three games, while St. Louis had been limited to one or fewer goals in seven of 20 games this season, including six of the past 10.

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