Matthew Tkachuk Third For Hart Trophy

     The National Hockey League awards were announced on Monday night in Nashville. Florida Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk finished third in the voting for the Most Valuable Player in the NHL. Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers won the Hart Trophy and David Pastrnak ended up in second. 

     Tkachuk played in the first season with the Panthers. He chalked a personal single-season high with 69 assists and 109 points. Tkachuk found the net for 40 goals during the 2022-23 regular season. It was his second straight campaign with at least 40 goals and 100 points.

     He set a Panthers franchise record with 11 goals and 24 points in a single postseason. Tkachuk tied a Stanley Cup Playoffs all-time record scoring three overtime goals in one postseason.