Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk just made NHL history together, with the Panthers forward exploding for a natural hat trick in Columbus tonight.
According to the NHL, it's the first natural hat trick in league history where a brother assisted on all three goals.
Brady scored three consecutive goals in about eight minutes, and Matthew set up every single one.
It's a stunning turnaround. Brady came into the night without a goal through six games with his new team.
He laughed off that slow start last week. "Once one goes in, then the ball starts rolling," he said. He wasn't kidding.
Matthew has been the steady one, with three goals and five points before tonight, including a game-winner. Now he's added three assists to the family scrapbook.
Paul Maurice's Panthers get the spark they badly needed
Florida needed this. The Panthers came in at 2-2-2 after losses to Minnesota and Buffalo.
With Aleksander Barkov out until at least late November, someone had to step up. The brothers just did it together.
Brady carries an $8,208,714 cap hit, and Matthew sits at $9,500,000. Nights like this make both numbers look like bargains.
Anyone who doubted Brady after six quiet games should feel a little silly now. Players with his edge and shot always find the net eventually, and he found it three times in eight minutes.
It's like a ketchup bottle. Nothing, nothing, nothing, and then everything comes out at once.
The Panthers host Vancouver on Thursday. Paul Maurice will be hoping this was the start of something rather than a one-night show.
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The record books will remember the brothers. Florida just hopes the hot streak lasts a lot longer than eight minutes.
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