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Brady Tkachuk scored a natural hat trick and his brother Matthew Tkachuk recorded five assists as the Florida Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 in Columbus, Ohio, snapping a two-game losing streak for Florida. Carter Verhaeghe also contributed two goals, while Sam Reinhart added two goals and an assist to extend his personal record against Columbus to 12 games. The win extends Florida’s dominance over Columbus with a 11-2-0 record since the start of the 2022-23 season.

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On Tuesday night, Brady Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers achieved a natural hat trick in the second period against the Columbus Blue Jackets, while his brother Matthew Tkachuk set a club record with five assists. This performance helped the Panthers defeat the Blue Jackets 7-3 and end their two-game losing streak. Carter Verhaeghe also scored twice for Florida, contributing to the team's strong showing in COLUMBUS, Ohio. Matthew Tkachuk assisted on all three of Brady’s goals and matched a four-assist period record in Panthers history. Meanwhile, Seth Jones added four assists and Akira Schmid made 24 saves for Florida. The Blue Jackets struggled with multiple losses and allowed seven power-play goals recently.

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Kraft, N. (2026, October 14). Brady Tkachuk has natural hat trick, brother Matthew has 5 assists as Panthers roll Blue Jackets 7-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/brady-tkachuk-has-natural-hat-trick-brother-matthew-has-5-assists-as-panthers-roll-blue-jackets-7-3/article_ae3ce898-3b21-57d6-8fbc-e6bcb79e97c2.html

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COLUMBUS GPE · 8× Panthers ORG · 6× Florida ORG · 4× Brady Tkachuk PERSON · 3× Matthew Tkachuk PERSON · 2× Reinhart PERSON · 2× Verhaeghe PERSON · 2× Ohio GPE · 1× the Columbus Blue Jackets ORG · 1× the Florida Panthers ORG · 1×

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brady Tkachuk had a natural hat trick in the second period, his brother Matthew Tkachuk matched a club record with five assists and the Florida Panthers rolled past the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 on Tuesday night to snap a two-game skid.

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Brady Tkachuk has natural hat trick, brother Matthew has 5 assists as Panthers roll Blue Jackets 7-3 · assertive framing

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Panthers → have → skid

Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Sam Reinhart added two goals and an assist, extending his point streak against Columbus to a franchise-record 12 games. asserted

Reinhart → score → games

Matthew Tkachuk assisted on all three of his brother’s goals and had an assist on Verhaeghe’s goal in the second for the first four-assist period in Panthers history. asserted

Tkachuk → assist → history

He extended his points streak to six games. asserted

He → extend → games

Brady Tkachuk became the ninth Panthers player with three goals in a period. asserted

Tkachuk → become → period

He also had four points in the second as the brothers became the third and fourth Florida players with a four-point period. asserted

brothers → have → period

Seth Jones contributed four assists, and Akira Schmid stopped 24 shots a night after replacing Jacob Markstrom following the first period of the Panthers’ loss at Buffalo. asserted

Schmid → contribute → Buffalo

Kent Johnson, Denton Mateychuk and Cole Sillinger scored for Columbus, and Damon Severson had two assists. asserted

Severson → score → assists

The Blue Jackets lost for the third time in four games and have allowed seven power-play goals in 18 opportunities. asserted

Jackets → lose → opportunities

Cam Talbot stopped 17 shots before being replaced after allowing his sixth goal at 3:28 of the third period. asserted

Talbot → stop → period

Jet Greaves made four saves in relief. asserted

Greaves → make → relief

Columbus took a 1-0 lead on Johnson’s unassisted goal at 14:11 of the first period, but Florida took control from there. asserted

Florida → take → control

Brady Tkachuk took advantage of a turnover by Carson Soucy in the Florida zone and pulled the Panthers even at 2:27 of the second with his first goal of the season. asserted

Tkachuk → take → season

He added a power-play goal 3 1/2 minutes later and completed his fourth career hat trick, and second against Columbus, with another power-play goal at 10:30. asserted

He → add → 10:30

Mathieu Olivier was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for slashing Uvis Balinskis at 13:44 of the second, leaving Columbus short-handed for five minutes. asserted

Olivier → assess → minutes

Verhaeghe scored on the ensuing power play. asserted

Verhaeghe → score → play

Reinhart’s power-play goal 1:20 into the third gave him a Panthers-record 86 career power-play goals. asserted

goal → give → goals

Columbus made it 6-3 with third-period goals from Mateychuk and Sillinger 22 seconds apart. asserted

it → make → Mateychuk

Reinhart had an empty-netter. asserted

Reinhart → have → netter

Florida improved to 11-2-0 against Columbus since the start of the 2022-23 season. asserted

Florida → improve → season

Blue Jackets: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday. asserted

Jackets → host → Saturday

Brady Tkachuk has natural hat trick, brother Matthew has 5 assists as Panthers roll Blue Jackets 7-3