Tkachuk's illness comes at a tough time, as the Panthers will also be without Aleksander Barkov (lower-body) on Saturday. With Tkachuk out, Eetu Luostarinen will move up into the top-6 on Saturday. Consider Tkachuk day-to-day and questionable to play Monday in Boston.
Tkachuk did not play on Tuesday due to an illness but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. The Panthers are already without Carter Verhaeghe for the foreseeable future and are eagerly awaiting Tkachuk's return.
Tkachuk did not play on Tuesday due to an illness but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. The Panthers are already without Carter Verhaeghe for the foreseeable future and are eagerly awaiting Tkachuk's return.
Tkachuk will not play Tuesday in Montreal, which would be a big blow by itself, but with Carter Verhaeghe also sidelined, the Panthers are down two of their top scorers. Nick Cousins will draw into the lineup to replace Tkachuk.
Tkachuk recorded two points (1G / 1A) in the Panthers' last outing, a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 16th, but suffered an undisclosed injury at some point, initially making him questionable for the team's Thursday night contest against the Nashville Predators. The 26-year-old Tkachuk has been tremendous in the latter half of the season, tallying 56 points (17G / 39A) in his last 38 games after being held to only 16 points (5G / 11A) in his previous 26.
Tkachuk recorded two points (1G / 1A) in the Panthers' last outing, a 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 16th, but suffered an undisclosed injury at some point and is questionable for the team's Thursday night contest against the Nashville Predators. The 26-year-old Tkachuk has been tremendous in the latter half of the season, tallying 56 points (17G / 39A) in his last 38 games after being held to only 16 points (5G / 11A) in his previous 26.
Tkachuk was limited to only 5:39 time-on-ice before exiting Thursday's games against the Carolina Hurricanes with an undisclosed injury and subsequently did not play on Saturday against the Washington Capitals. Tkachuk was on a torrid pace before his injury, tallying 22 points (8G / 14A) in his previous 11 games.
Tkachuk suffered the injury late in the first period of Thursday's game and did not return. We should expect to receive an update on the injury and a potential timeline for his return in the coming days.
Tkachuk suffered an upper-body injury in Game 3, fought through it in Game 4 but will not play in a must-win Game 5. With Tkachuk unavailable, Grigori Denisenko is expected to make his playoff debut.
Tkachuk has 14 goals, 25 assists, 107 SOG, 45 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 28 games to start his Florida Panthers' tenure so if he is forced to miss anytime due to illness it will be a massive loss for Florida. He will be a game-time decision and should know by warmups if he is good to go for their game vs. Pittsburgh.
Tkachuk has 14 goals, 25 assists, 107 SOG, 45 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 28 games to start his Florida Panthers' tenure so if he is forced to miss anytime due to illness it will be a massive loss for Florida. He will be a game-time decision and should know by warmups if he is good to go for their game vs. Pittsburgh.
