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Once Tkachuk was finally free from the box with 13:03 left in regulation and the game tied against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he made his mark known. He scored on his first shift back, tipping in a Carter Verhaeghe shot on the power play to help Florida to a 3-2 shootout win on Friday at Amerant Bank Arena.

You never want to see that happen to a teammate or anybody. I know the guys weren’t too happy about it. Neither was I.’

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Nikita Kucherov did not face any supplemental discipline after taking down Matthew Tkachuk with a knee-on-knee hit Monday night. Kucherov did get a 5-minute major for kneeing and was ejected from the game.

The Florida Panthers will look to end their two-game road trip with two important points when they battle the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. For the Panthers, it’ll also mark their first-ever matchup with the NHL’s newest team.

Tkachuk had three shots on net with a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Canadiens. Tkachuk sustained a knee injury and briefly left Florida's previous game. The holiday break gave him plenty of time to recover. Tkachuk had 16:18 of TOI.