{"id":531937,"date":"2026-03-30T23:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/531937\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:54:26","slug":"whats-brewing-pride-night-tkachuk-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/531937\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Brewing: Pride Night; Tkachuk \u2018on fire\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT LAUDERDALE \u2013 Hello April.<\/p>\n<p>With just nine games remaining in the regular season, the Florida Panthers (35-35-3) will close the book on March when they host the Ottawa Senators (38-25-10) at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to bounce back at home, the Panthers are coming off a 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday and have dropped three straight games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought we played a well-rounded game,\u201d forward Mackie Samoskevich said after the game. \u201cThey had chances, we had chances. They just got one shorthanded goal late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A busy slate of games this week, after Tuesday\u2019s game, the Panthers will take on the Boston Bruins at home before hitting the road for the final road trip of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The five-game road trip will begin with back-to-back games against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>To see what\u2019s going on around the Territory this week, continue below.<\/p>\n<p>THE GAMES\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, March 31:\u00a0vs.\u00a0Ottawa Senators\u00a0\u2013\u00a07\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TV &amp; Streaming:\u202fWSFL, WHDT, WFTX, PanthersPlus.TV\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio: 104.3 WQAM-FM\/560 WQAM-AM (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM\u00a0222\/App &amp; Streaming 931<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, April\u00a02:\u00a0vs.\u00a0Boston Bruins\u00a0\u2013\u00a07\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio: 104.3 WQAM-FM\/560 WQAM-AM (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM\u00a0220\/App &amp; Streaming 931<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, April 4: at\u00a0Pittsburgh Penguins\u00a0\u2013\u00a05\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TV &amp; Streaming:\u202fWSFL, WHDT, WFTX, PanthersPlus.TV\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio: 560 WQAM-AM (Dade\/Broward); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM App &amp; Streaming 931<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, April 5: at\u00a0Pittsburgh Penguins \u2013\u00a03\u00a0p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>TV &amp; Streaming:\u202fWSFL, WHDT, WFTX, PanthersPlus.TV\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio: 104.3 WQAM-FM\/560 WQAM-AM (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM App &amp; Streaming 931<\/p>\n<p>PRIDE NIGHT<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers will be hosting their annual Pride Night on Tuesday when they take on the Senators at Amerant Bank Arena at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Pride Night will\u00a0feature\u00a0a special performance\u00a0of the\u00a0United States\u00a0national anthem\u00a0by the Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of South Florida and the Panthers will honor\u00a0John \u2018Charlie\u2019 Baston\u00a0as their \u2018Heroes Among Us\u2019\u00a0honoree.<\/p>\n<p>Select Pride merchandise including T-shirts, hats, flags, pucks, tumblers and more\u00a0will be available for purchase at\u00a0Pantherland\u00a0at\u00a0Amerant\u00a0Bank Arena,\u00a0Pantherland\u00a0at Baptist Health\u00a0IcePlex\u00a0or\u00a0online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flateamshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FLATeamShop.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans can\u00a0purchase tickets to Pride Night by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/panthers\/tickets\/theme-nights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FloridaPanthers.com\/ThemeNights.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TKACHUK \u2018ON FIRE\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Goal of the year?<\/p>\n<p>Scoring a between-the-legs goal in Saturday\u2019s game against the New York Islanders, Matthew Tkachuk had the entire hockey world talking about the display of hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just gave him a little pump fake, and the puck came right to me,\u201d Tkachuk said of the goal. \u201cI knew that I couldn&#8217;t pull it to my forehand because of (Scott) Mayfield&#8217;s stick, and I didn&#8217;t like my backhand angle because the puck was rolling a little bit, and the goalie would have just easily saved it if I went backhand, so it was just maybe a little act of desperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the Olympics, Tkachuk has 19 points (9G, 10A) and 49 shots in 16 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis hands are just on fire now,\u201d head coach Paul Maurice said of Tkachuk. \u201cThe passes he\u2019s making, the play\u2019s he\u2019s making, and we\u2019re using to kill penalties now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT LAUDERDALE \u2013 Hello April. 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