Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk: First career shorthanded snipe

Tkachuk had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Tkachuk scored his first career shorthanded goal on a 3-on-1 rush, beating Andrei Vasilevskiy blocker side from the right circle. The tally snapped an eight-game goal slump, though he did record seven assists in that span. Tkachuk has continued his second-half point explosion. Since Dec. 29, he has 52 points in 33 outings after putting up 24 in his first 34. If he continues to score at his second-half rate, Tkachuk will flirt with the 100-point mark, which would be his third consecutive century season.