The Tkachuk brothers made NHL history in a victory Tuesday night over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brady Tkachuk scored three consecutive goals, in which Matthew Tkachuk recorded three assists, in a 7-3 victory for the Florida Panthers. He is the first player in NHL history to have his brother assist on every goal of a natural hat trick, according to NHL PR. Brady is also the ninth player in NHL history to have his brother assist three goals in a hat trick, and the first since Daniel Sedin scored. with three Henrik Sedin assistants in 2015, according to the NHL. The Panthers were trailing 1-0 in Columbus when Brady recorded the third-fastest hat trick in franchise history just over eight minutes into the second period. Their opening goal marked the first time the Tkachuk brothers combined for a score since playing for Team USA during the Milan Cortina Olympics in 2026. Brady is the eighth Panthers player to record a natural hat trick, and the first since Matthew in 2024. The Tkachuk brothers assisted on a Carter Verhaeghe goal later in the second frame. Matthew set a franchise record for assists in a single period with the assistant. Matthew also assisted on a Sam Reinhart goal early in the third period. He (0-5—5) and Brady (3-1—4) finished the game as the first pair of brothers and teammates since the Sedin twins in 2015 to combine for nine points in a single game. Brady had recorded just one assist in his first six games with Matthew and the Panthers before his four-point outing Tuesday night. “I certainly felt that pressure… I felt like I wasn’t doing my job, and I wasn’t good enough, but I knew it was going to come eventually.” Brady told ESPN after the Panthers’ win. Brady’s best night as a Panther came at a crucial time for a franchise that had lost four of its last five games and lost key players like Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand to injuries. The Panthers (3-2-2) hope to see more production from the Tkachuk brothers as Barkov and Marchand continue to recover from injuries that are expected to sideline each player for at least the next month.
