Sam Reinhart<\/a> and Niko Mikkola. <\/p>\n<\/p>\nNOTEBOOK: KRAKEN at PANTHERS<\/p>\n
Matthew Tkachuk\u00a0extended his point streak to eight games and joined Sasha Barkov as the only Panthers to record at least 10 assists within his first 10 games of a season.<\/p>\n
Matthew\u00a0and\u00a0Brady Tkachuk\u00a0factored on a goal together for the third straight game \u2013 the first pair of brothers to do so since\u00a0Daniel\u00a0and\u00a0Henrik Sedin in 2018.<\/p>\n
The Panthers recorded hat tricks in three consecutive games for the first time in franchise history. The only other teams to do so over the last 30 years are the Maple Leafs (2024) and Capitals (2010).<\/p>\n
HOW THEY SCORED<\/p>\n
Panthers 1, Kraken 0 (1:05 1st): Sam Bennett\u00a0knocks down a rebound of a\u00a0Matthew Tkachuk\u00a0shot, then sweeps in the loose puck for his first goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Kraken 1, Panthers 1 (4:54 1st): Berkly Catton\u00a0sends a knuckling centering shot to a hard-charging\u00a0Shane Wright\u00a0who knocks it past\u00a0Jacob Markstrom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panthers 2, Kraken 1 (17:56 1st): Lars Eller\u00a0and\u00a0Sam Reinhart\u00a0dig out a puck in the corner, Reinhart gets it to\u00a0Carter Verhaeghe\u00a0for a one-timer from the left circle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panthers 3, Kraken 1 (19:07 1st PP): Brady Tkachuk\u00a0slices a cross-ice pass near the goal line and gets it Verhaeghe who picks the corner for his second of the period.<\/p>\n
Panthers 4, Kraken 1 (6:02 2nd):\u00a0Hats for Verhaeghe after he scores from down low after\u00a0Joey Daccord\u00a0stops\u00a0Niko Mikkola\u00a0on a wraparound attempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panthers 5, Kraken 1 (6:42 2nd):\u00a0Mikkola gets his after a loose pucks come to him atop the left circle. He lifted a heavy wrist shot that soared over Daccord who was still on the ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panthers 6, Kraken 1 (13:13 2nd):\u00a0Bennett gets his second of the night after getting a cross-ice feed off the rush from Brady Tkachuk.<\/p>\n
Panthers 6, Kraken 2 (19:05 2nd): Freddy Gaudreau drives in and slips one past Markstrom.<\/p>\n
Panthers 7, Kraken 2 (2:25 3rd PP): Matthew got another assist, this time feeding Sam Reinhart for a pretty goal. <\/p>\n
Panthers 7, Kraken 3 (3:49 3rd): Ryker Evans blisters a shot from the point.<\/p>\n
FHN\u2019S 3 STARS<\/p>\n
1. Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers<\/p>\n
2. Sam Bennett, Panthers<\/p>\n
3. Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers<\/p>\n
ON DECK: GAME No. 10<\/p>\n
FLORIDA PANTHERS at OTTAWA SENATORS<\/p>\n
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