National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Florida Panthers 2
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Los Angeles Kings 1
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Match Report

Matthew Tkachuk scores, Brad Marchand injured in Panthers' 2-1 win over Kings

— Matthew Tkachuk scored in the third period to give the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night despite losing Brad Marchand to a left leg injury.

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Team Stats

14
Blocked Shots
17
33
Hits
13
2
Takeaways
6
30
Shots
20
0
Power Play Goals
0
6
Power Play Opportunities
5
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
32
45.8
Faceoff Win Percent
54.2
15
Giveaways
27
5
Total Penalties
6
15
Penalty Minutes
17

Top Performers

FLA

  • Jacob Markstrom GA 1 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Carter Verhaeghe BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Eetu Luostarinen BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Sam Reinhart BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

LA

  • Darcy Kuemper GA 2 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Alex Laferriere BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Erik Haula BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Quinton Byfield BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:51 · 3rd Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
  4. 19:51 · 3rd Icing
  5. 19:19 · 3rd Anton Lundell shot blocked by Brandt Clarke
  6. 19:18 · 3rd Giveaway by Quinton Byfield
  7. 19:00 · 3rd Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  8. 18:57 · 3rd Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Anton Lundell

Highlights

00:40 Alex Laferriere scores late in the 1st period for Kings Watch on ESPN 00:57 Seth Jones' goal ties it for Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:58 Brad Marchand heads to locker room after being helped off the ice Watch on ESPN 00:43 Matthew Tkachuk gives the Panthers a 2-1 lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FLA leads series 1-0

Injuries

Los Angeles Kings

  • Mats Zuccarello Injured Reserve
  • Alex Turcotte Injured Reserve
  • Jakub Dvorak Injured Reserve
  • Jan Jenik Injured Reserve
  • Kevin Fiala Injured Reserve

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve

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