Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk suffered a knee-on-knee injury during the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After being hit by Nikita Kucherov, Tkachuk was unable to put weight on his right leg and required assistance off the ice.

Kucherov received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for the incident. Fortunately, Tkachuk returned to the bench early in the second period, indicating he was likely okay, as confirmed by Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice.