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Brady Tkachuk completed his second straight natural hat trick in overtime, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Brady Tkachuk completed his second straight natural hat trick with a move up the middle in overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.
Tkachuk also scored three straight goals Tuesday night in Columbus in the second period of a 7-3 victory over the Blue Jackets.
With goalie Akira Schmid off for an extra attacker, Tkachuk tied the game with 13 seconds left in regulation with a one-timer from the right faceoff circle. He started the run with 8:49 to go, firing a shot from the top of the right circle past goalie Leevi Merilainen.
Merilainen made 36 saves for Vancouver. Schmid stopped 15 shots for Florida.
Liam Ohgren and defenseman Elias Pettersson scored first-period goals for the Canucks. Ohgren opened the scoring at 7:23. After a Florida turnover, he took a pass from Linus Karlsson and snapped in a shot from the high slot.
Pettersson struck with 2:54 left in the first with his third goal of the season. Filip Chytil — making his season debut after returning from preseason shoulder injury — set up the defender for a shot from the slot.
The Canucks have lost six straight, the last five to start a six-game trip.
The Panthers lost forward Eetu Luostarinen midway through the third period when he crashed into the back boards off a clean hit from Pettersson.
Before the game, the Canucks traded Aatu Raty to Toronto for fellow forwards Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr.
Tkachuk’s performance marks a significant offensive surge for the Panthers, who secured a win despite trailing for much of the game. The result extends the Canucks' losing streak to six games, putting pressure on the team as they continue their road trip.
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