If you were looking to watch a fight Saturday night, hope you tuned into the US-Canada game early. Naturally, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were right in the middle of it. Saturday’s game opened with two fights on successive faceoffs: Matthew Tkachuk dropped the gloves and fought Tampa Bay/Canada forward Brandon Hagel.
Anyone who watched last year’s second-round playoff series between the Panthers and Bruins should find it hard to imagine Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett being anything but passing acquaintances with Team Canada at the 4 Nations tournament.
If Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and the United States want to flex their muscles in the huge showdown against Canada Saturday, Sam Bennett has a simple message for them: Bring it on. “They’re physical, they’re in your face,
If Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and the United States want to flex their muscles in the huge showdown against Canada Saturday, Sam Bennett has a simple message for them: Bring it on. “They’re physical, they’re in your face,
Everybody gets their depth tested over the course of the year. Usually, if you’ve handled it right, you find out some really good things.’
Tkachuk, meanwhile, is a slam dunk to represent Team USA in the 2026 Winter Games. His thunderous performance in the 4 Nations Face-Off makes him a Stars-and-Stripes lock, alongside his brother Matthew.
It appears that the feeling was mutual between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel. Immediately following puck drop on Saturday’s 4 Nations Face-Off match between USA and Canada, won 3-1 by the Americans, Tkachuk and Hagel threw their gloves to the ground and sparred with each other.
Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk will miss Florida's game against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday because of a lower-body injury.
In the opening moments of the United States vs. Canada 4 Nations Face-Off game, three fights upped the intensity quickly.
FORT LAUDERDALE – After suffering an injury at the 4 Nations Face-Off, Matthew Tkachuk is unlikely to suit up for the Florida Panthers against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. "My expectation is he won’t be playing tomorrow," head coach Paul Maurice said after Friday's practice at Baptist Health IcePlex.
Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the United States beat Canada 3-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off, wrapping up a spot in the tournament’s championship game by winning a game t