Matthew Tkachuk has been given a 5-minute major ... and his teammates won’t hesitate to protect him. But Cirelli was called for roughing while trying to defend Kucherov after the second-period ...

On Saturday during Game 3 in Sunrise, Matthew Tkachuk delivered an open-ice hit to Lightning's Jake Guentzel midway through the third period. The hit happened moments after Guentzel passed the puck ...

Matthew Tkachuk delivered an open-ice hit to Lightning's Jake Guentzel midway through the third period. The hit happened moments after Guentzel passed the puck over to forward Anthony Cirelli.

Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk made his long-awaited return to the lineup, scoring twice in the second period, as the Panthers handled the rival Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, in their Eastern Conference ...

Tkachuk was penalized for targeting Guentzel prior to Anthony Cirelli's empty-net goal that sealed Tampa's win. Matthew Tkachuk was given a five-minute major for this late hit on Jake Guentzel# ...

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will not face extra discipline ... The hit occurred just before Anthony Cirelli’s empty-net goal sealed Tampa Bay’s win. Sportsnet’s Elliotte ...

Cirelli’s questionable status arose following ... series after laying an egg against the Cats in Game 1. The returning Matthew Tkachuk played inspired, scoring twice in the victorious effort ...

Anthony Cirelli scored an empty-net goal with five minutes to go to continue pile things on. Matthew Tkachuk hit Jake Guentzel away from the play during the empty-net goal and was issued a five-minute ...

The debate over Matthew Tkachuk’s hit on Jake Guentzel ... occurred just before Anthony Cirelli’s empty-net goal sealed a 5–1 win for Tampa Bay. The incident mirrored the earlier controversy ...

Matthew Tkachuk hadn't gotten to feel this feeling ... playing the last 33:30 without center Anthony Cirelli for an undisclosed reason. Tkachuk's status wasn't much clearer until Tuesday.