Florida Panthers · #19 · Left wing

Matthew Tkachuk

Age 28 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 202 lb · Born Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Drafted 2016, #6 overall by Calgary

Next game · Sat 10 Octvs Minnesota · 6:00 PM ET4 P in the last 2 vs MIN

Hart Trophy 0.6%Art Ross Trophy 0.5%Markets →

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Games42026-27 Small sample

Goals2T-1st on FLA

Assists1T-3rd on FLA

Points3T-1st on FLA

P / GP0.75T-113th in the NHL

Shots728.6% shooting

TOI / GP21:403rd on FLA

2025-262025-26: 31 games, 13-21-34, 1.10 points per game Season detail →

Matthew Tkachuk has 3 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 34 points in 31 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

3 points in 4 games for the 4th-placed Florida

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time21:4098th

Penalty differential+295th

Hits984th

Shooting %28.6%83rd

Points / GP0.7575th

Goals / 601.3873rd

Takeaways169th

Shots / GP1.7561st

Assists / 600.6942nd

Blocked shots141st

PP points036th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.8). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points3T-1st on FLA

Points per game0.75T-113th in NHL

Goals2T-21st in NHL

Assists1T-3rd on FLA

Shooting %28.6%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time21:403rd on FLA

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-line forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Florida's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:47

Power play7:53

Shorthanded0:01

Total21:40

22.3 shifts a game, averaging 58 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on FLA

PP assists0T-3rd on FLA

PP points0T-4th on FLA · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-4th on FLA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Florida total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every FLA PPG

PP TOI share78.1%of FLA PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on FLA

Overtime goals0T-2nd on FLA

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd0

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading0

Trailing1

1 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Florida trailing.

Assists

Primary0 · 0%

Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.08

Goals / 601.38

Shots / 604.8

ES points / 603.273 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot9 att · 1 G

Wing6 att · 1 G

Point2 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

19 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)1.168th

Goals2

Goals vs expected+0.9

Unblocked attempts14

xG per attempt.078

ixG per 600.76

2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.40 mph, hardest shot 73.20 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance skated, mi12.396th

Defensive-zone time34.0%92nd

Offensive-zone time47.9%90th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Average shot, mph51.938th

Hardest shot, mph73.2033rd

20+ mph bursts227th

Top speed, mph20.4015th

Distance / 60, mi8.541st

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.40Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph73.20Forward average 74.7

Distance skated12.3 mi3.34 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts33.3%25.6% defensive · 41.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

50.1%All situations32.4%

44.2%Even strength34.9%

60.1%Power play28.1%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.18@ANA4 Oct · 3rd 10:31
19.51@CAR29 Sep · 2nd 01:02
19.44@CAR29 Sep · 3rd 14:37
19.01@SJS1 Oct · 3rd 16:08
18.96@ANA4 Oct · 2nd 04:36
18.64@SJS1 Oct · 3rd 11:34
18.30@CAR29 Sep · 1st 08:30
18.07@SJS1 Oct · 1st 06:59

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph13 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

73.20@SJS1 Oct · 3rd 05:18
70.21@ANA4 Oct · 1st 15:23
68.15@ANA4 Oct · 3rd 16:41
67.54@ANA4 Oct · 1st 09:29
66.07@CAR29 Sep · 3rd 15:38
59.19@SJS1 Oct · 1st 00:51
46.58@SJS1 Oct · 2nd 08:42
46.39@SJS1 Oct · 2nd 18:05

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.10@LAK6 Oct · 21:25 TOI
3.34@ANA4 Oct · 23:28 TOI
3.12@SJS1 Oct · 22:47 TOI
2.78@CAR29 Sep · 19:01 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.09 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on FLA

Giveaways6

TK / GV ratio0.17

Hits9T-7th on FLA

Blocked shots1T-11th on FLA

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn2

Net penalties+2drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

26 Mar 2026vs

MINL 2-31124+218:19

24 Jan 2026@

MINW 4-3 OT0224−120:06

Prediction markets

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Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote2.5%—Not listed3¢Not listed

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2025-26 · The season

34 points in 31 games on a team that finished 25th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Matthew Tkachuk has 31.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points346th on FLA

Points per game1.10

Goals13T-227th in NHL

Assists2110th on FLA

Shooting %14.8%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time18:189th on FLA

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Florida's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:24

Power play3:35

Shorthanded0:19

Total18:18

20.9 shifts a game, averaging 53 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals4T-6th on FLA

PP assists9T-5th on FLA

PP points136th on FLA · T-136th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 607.043rd on FLA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP52Florida total

Involved in13goals or assists

Share25.0%of every FLA PPG

PP TOI share77.4%of FLA PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 13 goals and 21 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-10th on FLA

Overtime goals0T-4th on FLA

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals2

Even-strength goals9

Power-play goals4

Goals by period

1st4

2nd5

3rd4

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied4

Leading4

Trailing5

4 of 13 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Florida trailing.

Assists

Primary12 · 57%

Secondary9 · 43%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.60

Goals / 601.37

Shots / 609.3

ES points / 602.8221 ES points

PP points / 607.0413 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease33 att · 3 G

Slot93 att · 9 G

Wing72 att · 1 G

Point10 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 1 G

209 attempts across the 35 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)1.168th

Goals2

Goals vs expected+0.9

Unblocked attempts14

xG per attempt.078

ixG per 600.76

2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.34 mph, hardest shot 79.23 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Matthew Tkachuk has 31.

Top speed, mph20.34Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph79.23Forward average 87.1

Distance skated82.0 mi3.49 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts32.7%26.6% defensive · 40.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

47.4%All situations35.1%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph2 · avg 102

18-20 mph66 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 15

70-79 mph37 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways818th on FLA

Giveaways38

TK / GV ratio0.21

Hits2926th on FLA

Blocked shots727th on FLA

Discipline

Penalty minutes48

Minors14

Majors2

Penalties drawn19

Net penalties+2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken120.4 a game

Won4

Win %33.3%

Offensive zone2 of 8

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

A point in every other game (18 of 31)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1858% of games

Multi-point games1135%

Goals in9 games29%

Pointless games1342%

Streaks

Longest point streak4 games5 Mar – 12 Mar

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run2 games

Final ten11 in 10point in 5

Game log

Against Minnesota, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

26 Mar 2026vs

MINL 2-31124+218:19

24 Jan 2026@

MINW 4-3 OT0224−120:06

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home14151.07

Road17191.12

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Minnesota242.00

vs Atlantic10151.50

vs Western Conf.13110.85

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

January760.86

February540.80

March15211.40

April430.75

Prediction markets

0.6% for the Hart Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Hart TrophyMost valuable player0.6%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Art Ross TrophyPoints leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Rocket Richard TrophyGoals leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote2.5%—Not listed3¢Not listed

Contract

$9.5M a season through 2029-30

Cap hit$9.5M9.1% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 5 of 8

Expires2029-30UFA at 32

Cap value$76MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.