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

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Greenspan, D. (2026, October 7). Matthew Tkachuk scores, Brad Marchand injured in Panthers' 2-1 win over Kings. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/matthew-tkachuk-scores-brad-marchand-injured-in-panthers-2-1-win-over-kings/article_3bf0b059-a249-520e-8066-f9dde596e6fc.html

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Matthew Tkachuk scored a third-period goal that secured Florida's 2-1 victory over Los Angeles in Tuesday’s game, which ended when Brad Marchand was injured after taking a stick to his face and subsequently colliding with the post awkwardly, twisting his left leg. Sam Bennett assisted on Tkachuk’s winning goal and has been productive in recent games. The Kings’ Alex Laferriere scored their only goal early in the first period but couldn’t hold onto the lead despite Darcy Kuemper’s 26 saves. Florida will host Minnesota next, while Los Angeles travels to face Vegas.

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Brad Marchand, a forward for the Florida Panthers, sustained a left leg injury during the second period of their game against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. The incident occurred after Marchand took a stick to the face from Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke, causing him to twist and collide with the right post awkwardly, bending his left leg in an unnatural position. Marchand remained on the ice for several minutes before teammates helped him to the bench; he was unable to put weight on his injured leg and was subsequently taken off the ice.

Clarke received a four-minute double minor penalty for high-sticking. Despite losing Marchand early, the Panthers managed to win the game 2-1 in the third period thanks to a goal from Matthew Tkachuk, who also scored against the Kings' home opener. The victory was bolstered by contributions from other players like Sam Bennett, who assisted on Tkachuk’s goal and has been consistent with points recently.

The injury is concerning for Marchand, 38, who joined the Panthers in March 2025 after spending his first 16 seasons with the Boston Bruins, helping the team win their second consecutive Stanley Cup that year.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. asserted

Tkachuk → score → injury

Marchand was hurt after taking a stick to the face from Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke with 52.6 seconds remaining. asserted

Marchand → hurt → seconds

The high-stick caused Marchand to twist around and collide with the right post before his left leg bent back in an awkward way. asserted

leg → cause → way

Sam Bennett found a trailing Tkachuk in the left circle with 8:40 remaining to settle things in regulation after their first three games of the season all went to overtime. asserted

games → find → overtime

Bennett had an assist for the third straight game, and Tkachuk has two goals and an assist in the same span. asserted

Tkachuk → have → span

Seth Jones also scored and Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves for Florida. asserted

Markstrom → score → Florida

Alex Laferriere scored, Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves, and the Kings dropped their home opener to remain winless through three games. asserted

Kings → score → games

Despite being on the back foot for most of the first period, the Kings took a lead into the first intermission when Laferriere put in Erik Haula’s cross-slot pass with a minute remaining. asserted

Laferriere → take → minute

The Panthers responded by killing an extended power play, including 1:21 at five-on-three, before Jones tied it up at 3:49 of the second period seconds after getting back to even strength. asserted

Jones → respond → strength

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

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