Tkachuk’s second straight hat trick lifts Panthers in overtime

The Florida Panthers rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime on October 15, with Brady Tkachuk scoring all three goals for his second consecutive hat trick. Vancouver led 2-0 after the first period, but Tkachuk scored twice in the final minutes of regulation to force overtime. With Florida’s goaltender pulled for an extra attacker, he tied the game with 13 seconds remaining. Tkachuk then scored the winner 2 minutes and 23 seconds into overtime, completing a natural hat trick, in which one player scores three consecutive goals without an opponent scoring between them. The result gave Florida its first home victory of the season and its second win in a row. Tkachuk had also scored three times in the Panthers’ 7-3 win over Columbus on Tuesday, making him the first NHL player to record hat tricks in consecutive regular-season games since Auston Matthews did so in February 2024. Vancouver’s Liam Ohgren opened the scoring 7:23 into the first period, converting a pass from Linus Karlsson. Elias Pettersson made it 2-0 with 2:55 left in the period, on a play set up by Filip Chytil. The Canucks were outshot in the opening frame but kept Florida from...