Panthers Take Over in the Second Period
The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, scoring four times in the second period. Brady Tkachuk had a hat trick and an assist, and Matthew Tkachuk had five assists, giving the brothers nine points between them in front of a crowd of 13,538.
Scoring Breakdown
Columbus opened the scoring at 14:11 of the first period when Kent Johnson scored his third goal of the season on an unassisted wrist shot. Florida answered with four goals in the second period. Brady Tkachuk scored at 2:27, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk, then tipped in a second goal at 6:00, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Seth Jones. He completed the hat trick at 10:30 on a wrist shot, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk. Carter Verhaeghe made it 4-1 at 17:50 with his second goal of the season, assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk.
Third Period
Reinhart tipped in his third goal of the season 1:20 into the third period, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Jones, and Verhaeghe added his third at 3:28, assisted by Lars Eller and Jones. Columbus scored twice in 22 seconds, with Denton Mateychuk getting his first goal of the season at 13:47 and Cole Sillinger his third at 14:09. Reinhart closed the scoring at 17:43 with his fourth goal of the season, assisted by Anton Lundell and Jones.
