Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk becomes first player with consecutive natural hat tricks since 1986

Florida Panthers winger Brady Tkachuk scored all three goals, including the overtime game-winner, in a 3-2 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. The performance completed his second consecutive natural hat trick in as many games, following a three-goal effort in a 7-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Tkachuk became the first NHL player to record back-to-back natural hat tricks since Petri Skriko accomplished the feat in November 1986.

The consecutive hat tricks marked the fifth of Tkachuk's career and brought his season totals to six goals and eight points through eight games. His brother Matthew Tkachuk assisted on four of the six goals across the two contests. The scoring surge supported Florida while key forwards Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand remained sidelined due to injuries.