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Tkachuk collected five assists, four of them on the power play, in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

After Columbus scored the only goal of the first period, the Tkachuk brothers got to work in the second. Brady Tkachuk opened the second period with a natural hat trick, and Matthew had a hand in all of them before helping to set up Carter Verhaeghe for another tally before intermission, making the elder Tkachuk the first player in Panthers history with four assists in the same period. The siblings also tied the NHL record for most points in a game by brothers on the same team with nine, matching a mark set by the Islanders' Brent and Duane Sutter in 1985-86 and tied by the Canucks' Daniel and Henrik Sedin in 2006-07 and again in 2015-16. It was Matthew's first multi-point performance of the season, but it extended his point streak to six games, a heater in which he's piled up three goals and 10 points.

Tkachuk scored three goals, two on the power play, and added an assist with the man advantage in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

The three goals made up a natural hat trick in the second period that erased a 1-0 Columbus lead, giving Tkachuk his first tallies in seven games to begin his Panther tenure. With brother Matthew Tkachuk also registering five assists on the night, the duo tied the NHL record for most points in a game by brothers on the same team, matching a mark set by the Islanders' Brent and Duane Sutter in 1985-86 and tied by the Canucks' Daniel and Henrik Sedin in 2006-07 and again in 2015-16. The hat trick was the fourth of Brady's career, and after going without a point in his first five games of the season he's broken out in a big way.

Reinbacher was recalled from AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Reinbacher made his NHL debut last year, posting no goals, an assist, two blocked shots and a hit across two regular-season appearances with Montreal. He'll provide additional depth for the Canadiens while Mike Matheson (lower body) is banged up.

Beaudoin was reassigned to AHL Hartford on Wednesday.

Beaudoin will trade places with Justin Dowling, who was called up in a corresponding move. While the 20-year-old has moved up and down between levels recently, he's only appeared in four games for the club and logged just 3:29 of ice time versus the Lightning on Tuesday. This move will allow Beaudoin to see significantly more minutes in the minors, which should further his development more than sitting on the bench with the Rangers.

Dowling was summoned from AHL Hartford on Wednesday.

Dowling had a goal and an assist in four regular-season appearances with AHL Hartford in 2026-27. The 36-year-old also has nine goals and 26 points in 154 career regular-season NHL games.

Schmid turned aside 24 shots in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Columbus scored the only goal of the first period, but Florida took the lead early in the second and never looked back as Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk took control. The win was Schmid's first as a Panther after signing a two-year deal with the team in July, and through three appearances to begin the season he's gone 1-1-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .875 save percentage. With Jacob Markstrom nursing an undisclosed injury, Schmid could be in line for more work in the short term.

Finnie delivered a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Devils.

The Red Wings' second line carried their offense on the night, as Finnie, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Alex DeBrincat potted all four goals and combined for seven points. It was Finnie's first multi-point performance of the season, and after managing 13 goals and 30 points in 82 regular-season games in his NHL debut last season, the 21-year-old has two goals and three points through the first six contests in 2026-27.

Brandsegg-Nygard scored a goal on four shots and added an assist, six hits and a plus-4 rating in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Devils.

The Red Wings' second line carried their offense on the night, as Brandsegg-Nygard, Alex DeBrincat and Emmitt Finnie potted all four goals and combined for seven points. After getting his feet wet in the NHL last season, the 21-year-old Brandsegg-Nygard has had a strong start to what should be his first full campaign, collecting two goals and five points in six games with 22 hits, 19 shots on net and a plus-6 rating.

Karlsson registered two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Chicago.

Karlsson is off to a quick start to the 2026-27 campaign, as he compiled his second multi-assist outing of the new season Tuesday. He recorded a helper on each of the team's first two goals, which were put away by Sidney Crosby and Nicholas Robertson, respectively. Overall, the 36-year-old Karlsson is up to seven assists, 11 shots on net, a plus-1 rating and three blocked shots over seven appearances. With at least one assist in five of his seven outings this season, the veteran blueliner is on track for another season north of 50 points, which would be his fifth consecutive year accomplishing that. He's a high-level fantasy defenseman in nearly all formats.

Robertson tallied a goal, posted a plus-2 rating and put three shots on net in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Blackhawks.

Robertson continues to prove that he was one of the Penguins' best signings in the offseason. He nabbed his fourth goal of the campaign late in the second period to begin the team's comeback chance. Overall, the 25-year-old winger is up to four goals, a plus-6 rating, 13 shots on net and three blocked shots across seven appearances. While he's moved down to the Penguins' fourth line since the return of Bryan Rust, Robertson has done more than enough to secure an everyday role for the time being. He could be on track for a career year in 2026-27 if he can surpass the 32 points he compiled across 78 regular-season outings with the Maple Leafs a season ago.