Panthers Crush Coyotes 6-2 with Tkachuk Scoring Twice
Key players return and contribute to victory, game kicks off with fights
- Matthew Tkachuk scored twice as the Florida Panthers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 6-2.
- Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Anton Lundell and Jonah Gadjovich also scored for the Panthers, while goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves.
- Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley scored for the Coyotes, with goalie Karel Vejmelka making 38 saves.
- The game began with two fights in the first seven seconds, a response to a previous incident between the two teams.
- Panthers' captain Aleksander Barkov returned from injury and defenseman Gustav Forsling returned from family leave, both contributing to the win.