Brady Tkachuk records rare back-to-back natural hat tricks - ESPN

SUNRISE, Fla. — With one swipe of his stick in overtime, Brady Tkachuk gave Florida a victory, joined a very small group of Panthers and claimed family bragging rights.

Welcome to Florida, Brady.

Tkachuk had his second consecutive hat trick, joining only Pavel Bure and Noel Acciari on the list of Panthers players with three goals in back-to-back games, to carry Florida to a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

«It's pretty cool, but I know what my goal is being here and that's to be part of something special,» Tkachuk said. «It's not about the individual stuff. Yeah, it's great, but there are bigger goals out there.»

He is the first member of his star-studded family to have six goals in a two-game span. His father, Hall of Famer Keith Tkachuk, had five goals in a two-game stretch on three occasions. His brother, fellow Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk, has never had more than four goals in two games.

Brady Tkachuk became the second player in almost 40 years and the third player in NHL history to score a natural hat trick — three consecutive goals without another player from either team scoring — in back-to-back games. Petri Skriko did it for the Vancouver Canucks in 1986, and Cy Denneny did it in 1923 with the original Ottawa Senators.

«Today was pretty special,» Brady Tkachuk said.

The last NHL player with back-to-back hat tricks in regular-season play was Toronto's Auston Matthews in February 2024. Dallas' Mikko Rantanen pulled it off during the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs.

«Those guys who have had great success in their career in big moments, they can feel it,» Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. «They want it.»

Tkachuk's first three-goal game of the season was Tuesday in Florida's