Tkachuk overtime hat trick lifts Panthers past Canucks

SUNRISE, Fla. (Interstat) — Brady Tkachuk completed his second straight natural hat trick with an overtime goal, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena. Akira Schmid made 15 saves for Florida, which improved to 4-4. Vancouver fell to 2-7. Elias Pettersson and Liam Ohgren scored first-period goals as Vancouver took a 2-0 lead. Filip Chytil and Brock Boeser assisted Pettersson’s goal, while Linus Karlsson set up Ohgren. Florida tied it in the third period when Tkachuk scored twice, with assists from Matthew Tkachuk, Aaron Ekblad, Carter Verhaeghe and Seth Jones. Tkachuk then won it in overtime off assists from Seth Jones and Sam Reinhart. Seth Jones finished with two assists, Sam Bennett recorded six shots and Anton Lundell added four. Matthew Tkachuk added an assist. Brady Tkachuk was named Florida’s top star after his three-goal performance. Attendance was 18,900. Florida’s next game is Saturday against the Seattle Kraken.